Documentary Short Movies

  • 1918
    A Mountaineering Memory

    A Mountaineering Memory

    A Mountaineering Memory

    01918HD

    A scenic documentary record of a climb up to Mount Assiniboine, the 'American Matterhorn' in the Canadian Rockies.

    A Mountaineering Memory
  • 2025
    Mayor of Lowell

    Mayor of Lowell

    Mayor of Lowell

    02025HD

    This short documentary chronicles the culture and arts of Cambodian Americans and the Lowell, MA community through the eyes of Sokhary Chau, the...

    Mayor of Lowell
  • 1966
    Life in Australia: Perth

    Life in Australia: Perth

    Life in Australia: Perth

    01966HD

    A picture of life in the West Australian capital of Perth in the mid 1960s. The social, business, sporting and other activities of an average...

    Life in Australia: Perth
  • 1991
    Black Pénélope

    Black Pénélope

    Black Pénélope

    01991HD

    A discovery of the pictorial art that Ndebele women traditionally practice in South Africa: painting the walls of their houses.

    Black Pénélope
  • 2022
    Favorite Daughter

    Favorite Daughter

    Favorite Daughter

    82022HD

    A grandmother, mother, and daughter quarantine together in a Tribeca apartment as they laugh about life over wine.

    Favorite Daughter
  • 1982
    Borneo in de jungle van de Sarawak

    Borneo in de jungle van de Sarawak

    Borneo in de jungle van de Sarawak

    01982HD

    Short documentary.

    Borneo in de jungle van de Sarawak
  • 2023
    Stained Night

    Stained Night

    Stained Night

    1.52023HD

    The light and the noise stain the dark night.

    Stained Night
  • 1970
    The Letter League

    The Letter League

    The Letter League

    01970HD

    A short documentary that tells the story of queer artist Heather Spooner and the adult pen pal program she created during the pandemic, featuring the...

    The Letter League
  • 2020
    Puppy for Hanukkah

    Puppy for Hanukkah

    Puppy for Hanukkah

    42020HD

    A boy raps about wanting a puppy for Hanukkah.

    Puppy for Hanukkah
  • 2020
    The Boat Show 2020: Riva in the Movie

    The Boat Show 2020: Riva in the Movie

    The Boat Show 2020: Riva in the Movie

    02020HD

    The Boat Show 2020: Riva in the Movie
  • 2024
    Topsy: The Last American Camel

    Topsy: The Last American Camel

    Topsy: The Last American Camel

    02024HD

    The extraordinary and storied life of Topsy, a bactrian camel, whose career spanned the military, the mines, the movies and more.

    Topsy: The Last American Camel
  • 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
  • 2021
    Eleuthera & Harbour Island: Bahamas

    Eleuthera & Harbour Island: Bahamas

    Eleuthera & Harbour Island: Bahamas

    02021HD

    The Bahamas is a state in Central America formed by a coral archipelago that includes 700 islands, many of which uninhabited. The term "Bahamas"...

    Eleuthera & Harbour Island: Bahamas
  • 1985
    The Last Days of Okak

    The Last Days of Okak

    The Last Days of Okak

    91985HD

    This short documentary tells the story the once-thriving town of Okak, an Inuit settlement on the northern Labrador coast. Moravian missionaries...

    The Last Days of Okak
  • 2026
    In Their Hands

    In Their Hands

    In Their Hands

    02026HD

    Unable to return to Colombia, Francisco Godoy searches for belonging in the Netherlands. Alongside fellow newcomers Liu and Aleksandr, he rebuilds...

    In Their Hands
  • 2025
    Family album

    Family album

    Family album

    02025HD

    Sandra rummages in the fragments of her memory and photographs in order to reconstruct the portrait of the life and death of her brother.

    Family album
  • 1896
    Sunderland

    Sunderland

    Sunderland

    11896HD

    Poor pedestrian, horse drawn carts, wagons and bus travel across bridge at Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.

    Sunderland
  • 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
  • 2024
    Life (cycle) of the Hong Kong Newt

    Life (cycle) of the Hong Kong Newt

    Life (cycle) of the Hong Kong Newt

    72024HD

    A Hong Kong Newt once resided in a narrow irrigation channel, believing it would be confined there forever. However, an unexpected flood swept it...

    Life (cycle) of the Hong Kong Newt
  • 1921
    Chamonix, France; or, About Mont Blanc

    Chamonix, France; or, About Mont Blanc

    Chamonix, France; or, About Mont Blanc

    01921HD

    Released in May of 1921, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    Chamonix, France; or, About Mont Blanc