Documentary Short Movies

  • 1970
    We Will Meet in 1972 – In Dark and in Light

    We Will Meet in 1972 – In Dark and in Light

    We Will Meet in 1972 – In Dark and in Light

    01970HD

    A television documentary about miners: the reality of their work versus how it is made to look and sound in the public sphere.

    We Will Meet in 1972 – In Dark and in Light
  • 2022
    Firecracker Bullets

    Firecracker Bullets

    Firecracker Bullets

    02022HD

    In this personal documentary, Indigenous comedian Chad Charlie goes to participate in the Standing Rock occupation and has a transformative...

    Firecracker Bullets
  • 1970
    The Astronauts of Feuerbach

    The Astronauts of Feuerbach

    The Astronauts of Feuerbach

    01970HD

    Soon enough humankind will ascend to space. Who can join that mission? Who has to stay behind? In some places it has already started. Men and...

    The Astronauts of Feuerbach
  • 1999
    The Tower of Babel

    The Tower of Babel

    The Tower of Babel

    01999HD

    A documentary focusing on Polish 60-year-old Henryk Kowalczyk who is deaf-blind and being taught sculpture. Working with clay and other materials is...

    The Tower of Babel
  • 1992
    Casablanca revisitada

    Casablanca revisitada

    Casablanca revisitada

    01992HD

    A lyrical and nostalgic analysis of how Casablanca, the mythical film directed by Michael Curtiz in 1942, has influenced both film history and pop...

    Casablanca revisitada
  • 1990
    Turkmen Jewelry Craft

    Turkmen Jewelry Craft

    Turkmen Jewelry Craft

    01990HD

    The master collects silver parings, melts it down, created earrings, rings, bracelets, hair pins, stones inset into the silver, the master imparting...

    Turkmen Jewelry Craft
  • 1992
    The Drama of the Gifted Child

    The Drama of the Gifted Child

    The Drama of the Gifted Child

    01992HD

    This video is about the idea of narcissistic transference, sexual dependency, and the failure to distinguish between the self and the loved one. It...

    The Drama of the Gifted Child
  • 1950
    Down Stream Highway

    Down Stream Highway

    Down Stream Highway

    01950HD

    Narrated by Bill Slater, this short black & white educational film is about sporting and outdoor activities on the majestic Hudson River in New York...

    Down Stream Highway
  • 1969
    New Way at Northgate

    New Way at Northgate

    New Way at Northgate

    01969HD

    David Gladwell's ground-breaking documentary about changes in a regional council's approach to caring for children with disabilities.

    New Way at Northgate
  • 2003
    Market This!: Queer Radicals Respond to Gay Assimilation

    Market This!: Queer Radicals Respond to Gay Assimilation

    Market This!: Queer Radicals Respond to Gay Assimilation

    02003HD

    While global capitalism is a defining feature of our times, many engage in an anti-capitalist resistance. MARKET THIS! is a timely documentary that...

    Market This!: Queer Radicals Respond to Gay Assimilation
  • 2003
    The Well

    The Well

    The Well

    02003HD

    The lack of clean drinking water in Karakalpakya from the view of the well builders. A well made on request yields spoiled unpotable water. A good...

    The Well
  • 1991
    And He Led Them Up the Mountain

    And He Led Them Up the Mountain

    And He Led Them Up the Mountain

    01991HD

    The film attempts a philosophical understanding of some chapters of the Gospel and raises questions about the surmountability of the exoteric barrier.

    And He Led Them Up the Mountain
  • 1970
    Song of Umm Dalaila: The Story of the Saharawis

    Song of Umm Dalaila: The Story of the Saharawis

    Song of Umm Dalaila: The Story of the Saharawis

    01970HD

    The film takes place in the Saharawi refugee camps in Algeria against the historical backdrop of Spanish colonialism and the Morroccan invasion of...

    Song of Umm Dalaila: The Story of the Saharawis
  • 1970
    Master Craftsmen of Cantabria

    Master Craftsmen of Cantabria

    Master Craftsmen of Cantabria

    01970HD

    Walk listening to the campanus of the cows in the bush. Light a charcoal stove. Go out to the prao with the albarcas. One day everyday things that...

    Master Craftsmen of Cantabria
  • 1970
    Generation on Fire

    Generation on Fire

    Generation on Fire

    01970HD

    In the summer of 2021, two groups of young people from the climate-activist group Sunrise Movement, marched hundreds of miles--from New Orleans to...

    Generation on Fire
  • 1951
    The Streamlined Pig

    The Streamlined Pig

    The Streamlined Pig

    61951HD

    A BAFTA award nominated documentary looking at methods of pig breeding in Denmark.

    The Streamlined Pig
  • 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
  • 1967
    Heroes

    Heroes

    Heroes

    01967HD

    A satire on celebrity with a cacophony of gossip merchants, publicists, and “a host of stars.”

    Heroes
  • 1970
    Call the Usual Suspects: The Craft of the Character Actor

    Call the Usual Suspects: The Craft of the Character Actor

    Call the Usual Suspects: The Craft of the Character Actor

    01970HD

    A documentary on classic character actors

    Call the Usual Suspects: The Craft of the Character Actor
  • 1935
    Kristallen en Kleur

    Kristallen en Kleur

    Kristallen en Kleur

    01935HD

    The crystallization processes of various chemicals which are visible only through the microscope are shown using time-lapse acceleration at times.

    Kristallen en Kleur