Documentary Short Movies

  • 1942
    Rocciatori ed Aquile

    Rocciatori ed Aquile

    Rocciatori ed Aquile

    01942HD

    Presented as a kind of docu-fiction, the film shows training maneuvers by the young mountaineers of the Scuola Centrale Militare di Alpinismo...

    Rocciatori ed Aquile
  • 1903
    Bobsleighing in the Alps

    Bobsleighing in the Alps

    Bobsleighing in the Alps

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    The first section shows the "crew" bestriding the bob-sledge and starting same down bill. The second section includes pictures of many sledge...

    Bobsleighing in the Alps
  • 1970
    Sweet Barbados

    Sweet Barbados

    Sweet Barbados

    01970HD

    Short documentary about Barbados directed by Gene Gregoret. Particular attention is given to showing the processing of cane sugar.

    Sweet Barbados
  • 1924
    The Island of Surprise

    The Island of Surprise

    The Island of Surprise

    01924HD

    1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    The Island of Surprise
  • 1945
    Unusual Occupations - Mountain Climbing

    Unusual Occupations - Mountain Climbing

    Unusual Occupations - Mountain Climbing

    01945HD

    The 'Unusual Occupations' series of theatrical short subjects was produced by Jerry Fairbanks Studios and released by Paramount Pictures from 1937...

    Unusual Occupations - Mountain Climbing
  • 2021
    Talking Heads 2021

    Talking Heads 2021

    Talking Heads 2021

    12021HD

    The film was inspired by one of the most important documentaries shot by Krzysztof Kieślowski, Talking Heads (1980). The director asked his...

    Talking Heads 2021
  • 1965
    Két arckép

    Két arckép

    Két arckép

    91965HD

    Két arckép
  • 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
  • 1994
    Outlaw

    Outlaw

    Outlaw

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    A video-verité manifesto made with self-identified gender outlaw, author and activist, Leslie Feinberg (1949-2014). Raw and confrontational,...

    Outlaw
  • 1968
    Tardigrada

    Tardigrada

    Tardigrada

    01968HD

    Tardigrades—tiny creatures just one millimeter in size—exhibit extraordinary adaptability.

    Tardigrada
  • 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
  • 2020
    Temporarily Exiled

    Temporarily Exiled

    Temporarily Exiled

    02020HD

    A community of Armenians, refugees from the Soviet Union during the Baku pogroms, live in a deep American province. Baku life, Armenian blood, Soviet...

    Temporarily Exiled
  • 1963
    Dans le vent

    Dans le vent

    Dans le vent

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    Short subject on how fashion is created-- not by the great couturiers, but on the street.

    Dans le vent
  • 2002
    The Making of Ratchet & Clank

    The Making of Ratchet & Clank

    The Making of Ratchet & Clank

    02002HD

    A documentary about Ratchet and Clank.

    The Making of Ratchet & Clank
  • 1988
    You Don't Have to Die

    You Don't Have to Die

    You Don't Have to Die

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    A young boy's successful battle against cancer and his subsequent efforts to help other children overcome their fears of the illness.

    You Don't Have to Die
  • 1985
    Elk Island

    Elk Island

    Elk Island

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    This short documentary focuses on a man-made island that became the first federal sanctuary for wildlife in Canada. Situated an hour east of...

    Elk Island
  • 1961
    After Mein Kampf?

    After Mein Kampf?

    After Mein Kampf?

    91961HD

    By combining actual footage with reenactments, this film offers both a documentary and fictional account of the life of Adolf Hitler, from his...

    After Mein Kampf?
  • 2025
    Reclaim the Flag

    Reclaim the Flag

    Reclaim the Flag

    5.52025HD

    An examination of how the American flag can be reclaimed as a symbol of unity for all Americans, with a focus on the LGBTQ community.

    Reclaim the Flag
  • 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
  • 2013
    The Secret of Trees

    The Secret of Trees

    The Secret of Trees

    52013HD

    13-year-old inventor Aidan has discovered that trees use a mathematical formula to gather sunlight in crowded forests. Now he wonders why we don't...

    The Secret of Trees