Documentary Short Movies

  • 1967
    The Song of Italy

    The Song of Italy

    The Song of Italy

    5.31967HD

    Filmed during Jonas Mekas’s travels through Italy in 1967, this short captures scenes from the country’s cities and countryside. The...

    The Song of Italy
  • 1952
    The Olympic Elk

    The Olympic Elk

    The Olympic Elk

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    Join the majestic Olympic elk as they traverse the alpine path from their winter home in the lowland shadow of Washington's Mount Olympus, to the...

    The Olympic Elk
  • 2013
    The Making of Amarillo Ramp

    The Making of Amarillo Ramp

    The Making of Amarillo Ramp

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    The Making of Amarillo Ramp documents the construction of Robert Smithson's earthwork Amarillo Ramp. At age thirty-five, while photographing the...

    The Making of Amarillo Ramp
  • 2018
    Spinning Away

    Spinning Away

    Spinning Away

    02018HD

    Vans skate proudly presents Spinning Away, the follow up to our 2016 skateboard video No Other Way. Directed by Ryan Lovell and showcasing exclusive...

    Spinning Away
  • 1960
    Love Exists

    Love Exists

    Love Exists

    7.11960HD

    An essay film critiquing post-war France's urban developments – Pialat states that modernity and suburban convenience have limited Parisian...

    Love Exists
  • 2007
    Féminin, Masculin

    Féminin, Masculin

    Féminin, Masculin

    02007HD

    In the male dominated society of Iran, Farahnaz Shiri, the first female bus driver in Tehran, has made her own little society in her bus. In Iran...

    Féminin, Masculin
  • 1962
    Gletscher und ihre Ströme

    Gletscher und ihre Ströme

    Gletscher und ihre Ströme

    01962HD

    A short documentary on life in Iceland.

    Gletscher und ihre Ströme
  • 1973
    Darger's Room

    Darger's Room

    Darger's Room

    01973HD

    Filmed at Henry Darger's apartment on a Super 8 camera by filmmakers Coleen Fitzgibbon, and Michael S. Thompson late spring 1973 in Chicago, IL. The...

    Darger's Room
  • 1951
    Cuba

    Cuba

    Cuba

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    Unedited film of rural shore Havana, Cuba. Footage includes scenes of the old stone buildings and lighthouse along the ocean, mountain landscapes,...

    Cuba
  • 2008
    White Substance

    White Substance

    White Substance

    02008HD

    Ten years have passed since the First Congo War, six since the beginning of the UN mission there. Rape is still being employed as a weapon. In White...

    White Substance
  • 2009
    Making Mary and Max

    Making Mary and Max

    Making Mary and Max

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    Comedic behind-the-scenes film for the production of Mary and Max, originally released as webisodes.

    Making Mary and Max
  • 2016
    Collaboration: Ron Padgett

    Collaboration: Ron Padgett

    Collaboration: Ron Padgett

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    In 2002, Sophie Constantinou and Bill Weir interviewed Padgett about his life and works, specifically his friendship and collaborations with the New...

    Collaboration: Ron Padgett
  • 1992
    Joannis Amelii, animula vagula blandula

    Joannis Amelii, animula vagula blandula

    Joannis Amelii, animula vagula blandula

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    Joannis Amelii, animula vagula blandula
  • 2010
    The Congolese Rainforests: Living on Borrowed Time

    The Congolese Rainforests: Living on Borrowed Time

    The Congolese Rainforests: Living on Borrowed Time

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    In June 2010, French actress Marion Cotillard spent a week in the heart of the tropical forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo with members of...

    The Congolese Rainforests: Living on Borrowed Time
  • 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
  • 1936
    Catching Trouble

    Catching Trouble

    Catching Trouble

    1.71936HD

    This short follows a day of work for an Everglades wildlife trapper catching animals for zoos around America. In this film, his assignment is to go...

    Catching Trouble
  • 1987
    The Making of 'The Howl of the Devil'

    The Making of 'The Howl of the Devil'

    The Making of 'The Howl of the Devil'

    01987HD

    Short film made on the production of HOWL OF THE DEVIL.

    The Making of 'The Howl of the Devil'
  • 2021
    Paul Merson: Football, Gambling & Me

    Paul Merson: Football, Gambling & Me

    Paul Merson: Football, Gambling & Me

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    Former footballer Paul Merson sets out to understand why his life has been so blighted by gambling and asks if enough is being done to prevent others...

    Paul Merson: Football, Gambling & Me
  • 1904
    Piraeus and Athens (Greece), Athens and the Acropolis

    Piraeus and Athens (Greece), Athens and the Acropolis

    Piraeus and Athens (Greece), Athens and the Acropolis

    01904HD

    1. Panoramic View from the Acropolis. A fine view of modern Athens. 2. Mar's Hill. Probable site of St. Paul preaching to the Athenians. 3. A View of...

    Piraeus and Athens (Greece), Athens and the Acropolis
  • 2025
    A Living Museum

    A Living Museum

    A Living Museum

    02025HD

    The Planes of Fame Air Museum has always been, and continues to be a "volunteer-driven" organization. Volunteers are the life-blood of most of their...

    A Living Museum