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Documentary films of the 2020s

38 documentary films from Australia and New Zealand released 2020–2029, in order of release.

Films per year

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20219
202211
20236
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20263
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20280
20290

Directors

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1940s · 241950s · 181960s · 181970s · 181980s · 221990s · 152000s · 732010s · 135All 373

Other genres of the 2020s

Drama · 50Comedy · 26Horror · 35Thriller · 30Action · 24Adventure · 25Science fiction · 15Family · 10All 2020s films
TitleYearDirectorGenreMinAwards
Slim & I 2020 Kriv Stenders Documentary 106
Viva the Underdogs 2020 Allan Hardy Documentary, Musical 73
Women of steel 2020 Robynne Murphy Documentary 58
Burning 2021 Eva Orner Documentary 86
Enough! Lebanon's Darkest Hour 2021 Daizy Gedeon Documentary 94
Ithaka 2021 Ben Lawrence Documentary 106
Love Birth Life 2021 Mahatma Putra Documentary 47
My Name is Gulpilil 2021 Molly Reynolds Documentary 105
Poking the Bear TV film 2021 Eric Campbell Documentary, Biographical —
River 2021 Jennifer Peedom, Joseph Nizeti Documentary 75
The Sanctity of Space 2021 Renan Öztürk, Freddie Wilkinson Documentary 101
The Seeds of Vandana Shiva 2021 James Becket, Camilla Denton Becket Documentary, Biographical 82
Carbon - The Unauthorized Biography 2022 — Documentary 89
Clean 2022 Lachlan Mcleod Documentary 92
Dame Valerie Adams: More than Gold 2022 Briar March Documentary, Sport —
Despair and Defiance: The Battle for Ukraine TV film 2022 Sarah Ferguson Documentary 53
Gloriavale: New Zealand's Secret Cult 2022 Fergus Grady, Noel Smyth Documentary —
Kangaroo Valley 2022 — Documentary —
Lee Kernaghan: Boy from the Bush 2022 Kriv Stenders Documentary —
Mister Organ 2022 David Farrier Documentary 96
No Māori Allowed 2022 Corinna Hunziker Documentary —
The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone 2022 Maya Newell Documentary, Transgender —
When the Cows Come Home 2022 Costa Botes Documentary —
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles 2023 Sally Aitken Documentary 104
John Farnham: Finding the Voice 2023 — Documentary 95
Shackleton: The Greatest Story of Survival 2023 — Documentary 91
Stylebender 2023 Zoe McIntosh Documentary —
The Last Daughter 2023 Brenda Matthews Documentary 90
The Speedway Murders 2023 — Documentary, True crime —
A Portrait of Love 2024 Molly Reynolds Documentary 90
Every Little Thing 2024 Sally Aitken Documentary —
Never Look Away 2024 Lucy Lawless Documentary —
Porcelain War 2024 Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev Documentary 87 1
I Am The River, The River Is Me 2025 Petr Lom Documentary 88
Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party 2025 Ian White Documentary 99
Future Council 2026 Damon Gameau Documentary 82
Sentient 2026 Tony W Jones Documentary —
Sgt. Haane 2026 Tearepa Kahi Documentary —