Documentary Short Movies

Things fall apart, but they are also reassembled and given new life, in an enlightened form. Meet the New York based artist and filmmaker Bill...

"Duel" describes the clash of two athletes, shot putters David Davis and Alfred Sosgórnik.

The film begins by showing images of the Holocaust, and stating that Adolf Hitler sanctioned the killing of 11 million people. This is followed by...

Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino, co-creators of the hit television series, Avatar: The Last Airbender, reflect on the creation of the...

During the summer of 2012, a secret meeting took place. But this was no ordinary gathering; instead, a monumental choice was to be made. Reuniting...

In 1810, 20 year old Sara Baartman got on a boat from Cape Town to London, unaware that she would never see her home again, or that she would become...

Inside a shelter, participants in a talking circle share their experiences of intimate partner violence as a way to regain their dignity and strength...

While most teens spend their days in a self-absorbed haze, Simon Jackson was out in the world connecting with anyone who could help him save the...

A short documentary illustrating how art can influence public perception towards environmental issues. Green Patriot Posters is a highly acclaimed...

This short documentary looks at the animated art of Lotte Reiniger. We are taken through a demonstration by Lotte herself on the way she cut out,...

How to make porridge using a haybox.

An historical account looking at how Britain's canals were used, and declining, in 1951.

Water Birds is a 1952 short documentary film directed by Ben Sharpsteen. The film delves into the still waters of lagoons and marshes to the wild...

A documentary behind the scenes of Peter Bogdanovich's 'The Cat's Meow' (2001).

This documentary features candid studio conversations with people of diverse backgrounds from the Erika Lust community. They share personal...

In Monarch's Antarctic Base, a frozen fortress buffeted by screaming winds and surrounded by impenetrable ice, King Ghidorah shakes off his icy...

The Wilhelm Scream has made an appearance in hundreds of films, TV shows, video games, and commercials over the past 70 years. Now discover the story...

Released on February 23rd, 1919.

The film takes us to the North of England to follow the migration of the black-headed gull down to London. There, the narrator asks viewers to...