Documentary Short Movies

2014
The Figures Carved into the Knife By the Sap of the Banana Trees
The Figures Carved into the Knife By the Sap of the Banana Trees
102014HD
The rapid turning of a light draws a circle. In the space bound by its line unravels an archive of postcards sent between the island of Madeira and...
1970
Gender Chip Project
Gender Chip Project
01970HD
The Gender Chip Project is the product of the unique vision of director Helen DeMichiel and an extraordinary collaboration with Media Working Group...
1988
You Don't Have to Die
You Don't Have to Die
7.51988HD
A young boy's successful battle against cancer and his subsequent efforts to help other children overcome their fears of the illness.
1963
Le Paris des mannequins
Le Paris des mannequins
61963HD
A photoshoot on the roofs and in the streets of Paris, under the astonished eyes of the inhabitants.
1908
The Tyrol: Native Customs in the Tyrolean Alps
The Tyrol: Native Customs in the Tyrolean Alps
01908HD
Cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
2016
The Many Shades of Joker
The Many Shades of Joker
02016HD
Brian Bolland’s artwork is instantly recognizable to comic book enthusiasts all over the world. Known for his amazing cover art, it was a rare...
1996
Gary Hemming, le beatnik des cimes
Gary Hemming, le beatnik des cimes
101996HD
The American mountaineer Gary Hemming marked the era of the 1960s. The story of this "exceptional" character is intimately linked to that of the...
1965
Két arckép
Két arckép
91965HD
1898
Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Emerging from the Boathouse
Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Emerging from the Boathouse
91898HD
"The Worthing Station is some distance from the shore, and whenever there is a wreck the life-boat is dragged to the scene on a huge truck drawn by...
2006
Body Parts
Body Parts
02006HD
Andrey Loshak's film from the series "Profession-reporter".
1979
When Léon M.’s Boat Went Down the Meuse for the First Time
When Léon M.’s Boat Went Down the Meuse for the First Time
91979HD
Documentary about a man remembering his struggles while floating on a boat down a river.
2025
Rami Ram Kirani
Rami Ram Kirani
02025HD
1940
Eternal Prague
Eternal Prague
91940HD
River flowing through Prague, Czechoslovakia. Shots of the city. Bridges, buildings, street scenes, religious buildings, cars driving the streets. ...
2024
Landscape of our Body
Landscape of our Body
02024HD
As queer trans and gender non-conforming children of the Vietnamese diaspora, we are fragmented at the crossroads of being displaced from not only a...
2013
Me and the Wannabe Indians
Me and the Wannabe Indians
02013HD
A documentary about Freia who lives with her mother in a hippie collective. She has thoughts on everything from the things her parents are doing to...
1989
Whale Song
Whale Song
91989HD
A short film made for S4C and Channel 4 about the history of the whaling industry and how our view of these animals has changed over time. Winner of...
1944
Nocturnal Fantasia (I See Everything)
Nocturnal Fantasia (I See Everything)
01944HD
A study of nocturnal butterflies and their mating habits.
1919
Winter Sports at St. Moritz
Winter Sports at St. Moritz
01919HD
Released in 1919, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
1952
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...
1999
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...