Documentary Short Movies

  • 2023
    A Shelter

    A Shelter

    A Shelter

    02023HD

    Sainath, age 25, is a film student in Pune, India and his grandmother, Sunila, age 80, lives far afield in the village of Merces in Goa, India. They...

    A Shelter
  • 2024
    Cool Strangers in the Night

    Cool Strangers in the Night

    Cool Strangers in the Night

    02024HD

    A part of Porto’s nightlife history is revealed. In this work, the artist draws on her extensive archive of video recordings of Porto’s...

    Cool Strangers in the Night
  • 1982
    Salamanders: A Night at the Phi Delt House

    Salamanders: A Night at the Phi Delt House

    Salamanders: A Night at the Phi Delt House

    01982HD

    For twenty years, male members of a fraternity at a major state university and their female guests have been celebrating the end of the school year...

    Salamanders: A Night at the Phi Delt House
  • 2023
    One Million Fish: Reviving China Lake Outlet Stream

    One Million Fish: Reviving China Lake Outlet Stream

    One Million Fish: Reviving China Lake Outlet Stream

    02023HD

    A rewilding success story, ONE MILLION FISH chronicles the 8-year effort of a Maine community to restore a run of fish that had been blocked by dams...

    One Million Fish: Reviving China Lake Outlet Stream
  • 2023
    The Night Mist at the Harbor

    The Night Mist at the Harbor

    The Night Mist at the Harbor

    02023HD

    This story is set against the backdrop of a same-sex love murder case during the Japanese colonial period and contemporary Kaohsiung. It pieces...

    The Night Mist at the Harbor
  • 1970
    Daddys Poppy

    Daddys Poppy

    Daddys Poppy

    01970HD

    Dolls, cunts and daddy issues – a personal portrait about being a woman.

    Daddys Poppy
  • 2012
    Lone Pine: Where the Real West Becomes the Reel West

    Lone Pine: Where the Real West Becomes the Reel West

    Lone Pine: Where the Real West Becomes the Reel West

    02012HD

    A documentary covering the city of Lone Pine and its involvement in films especially westerns.

    Lone Pine: Where the Real West Becomes the Reel West
  • 1964
    Rythmes et fastes sacrs de la vie chez les Kabr du Nord Togo

    Rythmes et fastes sacrs de la vie chez les Kabr du Nord Togo

    Rythmes et fastes sacrs de la vie chez les Kabr du Nord Togo

    01964HD

    Major communal ceremonies for purification, exaltation of the forces of life and deliverance from hostile powers marking the very intense religious...

    Rythmes et fastes sacrs de la vie chez les Kabr du Nord Togo
  • 1970
    The Moment

    The Moment

    The Moment

    01970HD

    Documentary film about a night Ramadan in Cairo

    The Moment
  • 2019
    The Little Blue Box

    The Little Blue Box

    The Little Blue Box

    02019HD

    Short documentary which highlights the inner workings of the "JIFFY" Mix plant and over 130-year history of the family-owned Chelsea Milling Company.

    The Little Blue Box
  • 1987
    The Making of Monkey Business

    The Making of Monkey Business

    The Making of Monkey Business

    01987HD

    An in-depth look at how the short film Monkey Business was created. This was made in 1987 to explain to the clients of MPC what the new digital post...

    The Making of Monkey Business
  • 1971
    Near the Sources of Folk Art. Film sketches about Hutsul folk craftsmens

    Near the Sources of Folk Art. Film sketches about Hutsul folk craftsmens

    Near the Sources of Folk Art. Film sketches about Hutsul folk craftsmens

    01971HD

    Yulian Dorosh's film "Near the Sources of Folk Art" was shot in Kosiv region between 1963 and 1971. The film, done mainly on black-and-white, but...

    Near the Sources of Folk Art. Film sketches about Hutsul folk craftsmens
  • 2023
    Shelter

    Shelter

    Shelter

    02023HD

    What is a home? Can a body become a home? This short film tries to answer these questions about the construction of our identities through the...

    Shelter
  • 2000
    The Border

    The Border

    The Border

    02000HD

    Short documentary chronicling the life of Eva Canseco, a maquiladora (factory worker) from Oaxaca living in the border town of Tijuana.

    The Border
  • 2002
    The Moment

    The Moment

    The Moment

    02002HD

    A depiction of the movements and physical characteristics of an infant. Through simplicity of technique, the film seeks a primacy of vision to match...

    The Moment
  • 1975
    E. E. Tire System

    E. E. Tire System

    E. E. Tire System

    01975HD

    A film about a revolutionary road-protection system from the Icelandic inventor Einar Einarsson. This film won the audience award at...

    E. E. Tire System
  • 2005
    Coming Out: Coming In - Faith, Identity and Belonging

    Coming Out: Coming In - Faith, Identity and Belonging

    Coming Out: Coming In - Faith, Identity and Belonging

    02005HD

    Gives voice to gay and lesbian Christians who have struggled to reconcile faith and sexual orientation. Their personal stories take viewers beyond...

    Coming Out: Coming In - Faith, Identity and Belonging
  • 1918
    How Money Is Made in the Netherlands

    How Money Is Made in the Netherlands

    How Money Is Made in the Netherlands

    01918HD

    The film shows the fast and efficient production process at the Rijks Munt in Utrecht, with footage of melting, casting, punching, rolling, and...

    How Money Is Made in the Netherlands
  • 2022
    The Stream XII

    The Stream XII

    The Stream XII

    02022HD

    the documentary short "The Stream XII" by Hiroya Sakuri (Japan)

    The Stream XII
  • 2022
    Still Waters

    Still Waters

    Still Waters

    02022HD

    Through a series of extraordinarily honest and intimate conversations, filmmaker Aurora Brachman examines the intergenerational fallout of...

    Still Waters