Documentary Short Movies

  • 2023
    The Test

    The Test

    The Test

    02023HD

    A Ghanaian maintenance technician at a Virginia retirement community dreams of becoming an American citizen to provide a better life for his family....

    The Test
  • 2026
    Nos rébellions

    Nos rébellions

    Nos rébellions

    02026HD

    Nos rébellions
  • 1904
    Piraeus and Athens (Greece), Hoisting Cattle on Steamer

    Piraeus and Athens (Greece), Hoisting Cattle on Steamer

    Piraeus and Athens (Greece), Hoisting Cattle on Steamer

    01904HD

    1. Mooring Cattle on Barges. Preparatory to shipping them to Constantinople. 2. Taking Cattle off to the Steamer. Towing the laden barges through the...

    Piraeus and Athens (Greece), Hoisting Cattle on Steamer
  • 1902
    Tobogganing Down Devil's Heap

    Tobogganing Down Devil's Heap

    Tobogganing Down Devil's Heap

    01902HD

    1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

    Tobogganing Down Devil's Heap
  • 1970
    A.D.VERSE

    A.D.VERSE

    A.D.VERSE

    01970HD

    The sacred and the profane are explored through the dialectic between sacred images and the world of BDSM when we meet Guilherme and his fetishist...

    A.D.VERSE
  • 1966
    Life in Australia: Hobart

    Life in Australia: Hobart

    Life in Australia: Hobart

    01966HD

    Life in Australia: Hobart shows scenes illustrating daily life, industry, recreation and the tourist features of Hobart, Tasmania.

    Life in Australia: Hobart
  • 1901
    Panorama of Vitznau and Rigibahn

    Panorama of Vitznau and Rigibahn

    Panorama of Vitznau and Rigibahn

    01901HD

    Released in 1901

    Panorama of Vitznau and Rigibahn
  • 2023
    Strangers in the Dark

    Strangers in the Dark

    Strangers in the Dark

    02023HD

    Strangers in the Dark is an experimental film about how light pollution makes a glow-worm’s love life a living hell. Combining different...

    Strangers in the Dark
  • 1957
    The Towers

    The Towers

    The Towers

    01957HD

    Documentary about the Watts Towers. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2009.

    The Towers
  • 2023
    Afraid Doesn’t Exist

    Afraid Doesn’t Exist

    Afraid Doesn’t Exist

    62023HD

    Anna Zett collages mostly unreleased footage from the Berlin Archive of the GDR-Opposition into a pulsating short film thriller. The film opens up an...

    Afraid Doesn’t Exist
  • 2012
    More Than Love

    More Than Love

    More Than Love

    02012HD

    A program on the relationship between the filmmaking couple Larisa Sheptiko and Elim Klimov.

    More Than Love
  • 2017
    Xavier Corberó: Portrait of an Artist in Winter

    Xavier Corberó: Portrait of an Artist in Winter

    Xavier Corberó: Portrait of an Artist in Winter

    02017HD

    The first and last glimpse into the universe of iconic Spanish sculptor Xavier Corberó since his passing in 2017. A kaleidoscopic life and...

    Xavier Corberó: Portrait of an Artist in Winter
  • 1957
    The Constitution and the Labor Union

    The Constitution and the Labor Union

    The Constitution and the Labor Union

    01957HD

    Shows the relationship of the Constitution to organized labor. Presents the case of Whitaker et al. v. North Carolina, in which a group of unions...

    The Constitution and the Labor Union
  • 1949
    White Fortress

    White Fortress

    White Fortress

    71949HD

    This short 1949 documentary studies the impact Canada's National Health Program has had on people who might otherwise not had been able to obtain...

    White Fortress
  • 1952
    Peoples of the Soviet Union

    Peoples of the Soviet Union

    Peoples of the Soviet Union

    01952HD

    A film shot in the early 1930s and revised in 1952 which covers Moscow, the tribal areas of the Caucasus Mountains, avant-garde and Jewish theatre...

    Peoples of the Soviet Union
  • 2021
    Summit Fever

    Summit Fever

    Summit Fever

    02021HD

    Along this goal to ski all fifty of "The Fifty Classic Ski Descents of North America", there lies a few cruxes. A few lines that stand out as the...

    Summit Fever
  • 1970
    Back On Track - Out Of The System

    Back On Track - Out Of The System

    Back On Track - Out Of The System

    01970HD

    Low-level narcotics offenders too often cycle in and out of jail, re-offending soon after they hit the streets. District Attorney Kamala D. Harris...

    Back On Track - Out Of The System
  • 1970
    To See One's Self

    To See One's Self

    To See One's Self

    01970HD

    Born in Ozan, Arkansas in 1933, White traveled the world observing and documenting the Black experience from Nigeria to France to Chicago. He arrived...

    To See One's Self
  • 2023
    1967: When LA Wolves conquered the USA

    1967: When LA Wolves conquered the USA

    1967: When LA Wolves conquered the USA

    02023HD

    Football or Soccer has had an interesting journey in America but one thing is for certain, there would be no Beckham, Rooney or Ibrahimovic in the...

    1967: When LA Wolves conquered the USA
  • 2022
    Honeybee

    Honeybee

    Honeybee

    02022HD

    Before Apis is strong enough to fly, this tiny hardworking honeybee takes care of her hive and protects it. Follow her journey as she takes to the...

    Honeybee