Documentary Short Movies

  • 2020
    Bottled Songs: The Observer

    Bottled Songs: The Observer

    Bottled Songs: The Observer

    02020HD

    A researcher finds a phone video showing hundreds of ISIS captives running through a desert. She is puzzled that the video is posted on YouTube by...

    Bottled Songs: The Observer
  • 2023
    Fighting Chance

    Fighting Chance

    Fighting Chance

    02023HD

    Three boxing athletes and one coach open up about their journey within the demanding sport. This touches on community, role models, mental health,...

    Fighting Chance
  • 2024
    Silent Night

    Silent Night

    Silent Night

    02024HD

    In the spring of 2022, an international tourist group will make a day trip to Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank to visit religious sites. But...

    Silent Night
  • 1942
    The Life Cycle of the Newt

    The Life Cycle of the Newt

    The Life Cycle of the Newt

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    Underwater and microscopic photography by F. Percy Smith tell the story of a newt's life.

    The Life Cycle of the Newt
  • 1944
    Nocturnal Fantasia (I See Everything)

    Nocturnal Fantasia (I See Everything)

    Nocturnal Fantasia (I See Everything)

    01944HD

    A study of nocturnal butterflies and their mating habits.

    Nocturnal Fantasia (I See Everything)
  • 2024
    The Claw

    The Claw

    The Claw

    02024HD

    In a quiet village, a puppeteer works peacefully on a new project. This gains unexpected momentum when he decides to take in refugees from eastern...

    The Claw
  • 2017
    America; I Too

    America; I Too

    America; I Too

    12017HD

    Three arrested and detained undocumented immigrants must navigate the system to fight impending deportation.

    America; I Too
  • 1958
    The Isle Of Man

    The Isle Of Man

    The Isle Of Man

    01958HD

    Featuring the sites and sounds of the Isle of Man in 1958.

    The Isle Of Man
  • 1973
    Darger's Room

    Darger's Room

    Darger's Room

    01973HD

    Filmed at Henry Darger's apartment on a Super 8 camera by filmmakers Coleen Fitzgibbon, and Michael S. Thompson late spring 1973 in Chicago, IL. The...

    Darger's Room
  • 1988
    You Don't Have to Die

    You Don't Have to Die

    You Don't Have to Die

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    A young boy's successful battle against cancer and his subsequent efforts to help other children overcome their fears of the illness.

    You Don't Have to Die
  • 2003
    Once upon a time returning to my hometown

    Once upon a time returning to my hometown

    Once upon a time returning to my hometown

    6.52003HD

    Extra, behind scenes from Hideaki Anno's film Ritual (also known as Shiki-Jitsu).

    Once upon a time returning to my hometown
  • 1939
    Shadow in the Stream

    Shadow in the Stream

    Shadow in the Stream

    01939HD

    Explores the natural history of the otter, depicted through the fictitious account of a day in the life of Otto the Otter and his mother. The...

    Shadow in the Stream
  • 2012
    Echo Of The Past: The Terrence Tower

    Echo Of The Past: The Terrence Tower

    Echo Of The Past: The Terrence Tower

    102012HD

    A historical documentary documenting the rise, function, and abandonment of a 17 story building that once housed The Rochester Psychiatric Center. ...

    Echo Of The Past: The Terrence Tower
  • 1938
    Cruising the West Indies: Nassau

    Cruising the West Indies: Nassau

    Cruising the West Indies: Nassau

    01938HD

    A visit to Nassau in the Bahamas from Andre de la Varre's "The Screen Traveler" series.

    Cruising the West Indies: Nassau
  • 1970
    The Two Eighty Project

    The Two Eighty Project

    The Two Eighty Project

    01970HD

    Chris Renfro doesn’t just grow and harvest grapes on a hillside high above San Francisco’s Highway 280 to make delicious local wine. He...

    The Two Eighty Project
  • 2008
    White Substance

    White Substance

    White Substance

    02008HD

    Ten years have passed since the First Congo War, six since the beginning of the UN mission there. Rape is still being employed as a weapon. In White...

    White Substance
  • 1894
    Buffalo Bill

    Buffalo Bill

    Buffalo Bill

    3.71894HD

    The famous army scout in an exhibition of rifle shooting. A fine picture of the principal, and beautiful smoke effects.

    Buffalo Bill
  • 2019
    Sidney Crosby: There's No Place Like Home

    Sidney Crosby: There's No Place Like Home

    Sidney Crosby: There's No Place Like Home

    02019HD

    A first-person account of a kid named Sidney in a town that helped him become who he is today: Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia.

    Sidney Crosby: There's No Place Like Home
  • 1987
    The Making of 'The Howl of the Devil'

    The Making of 'The Howl of the Devil'

    The Making of 'The Howl of the Devil'

    01987HD

    Short film made on the production of HOWL OF THE DEVIL.

    The Making of 'The Howl of the Devil'
  • 2011
    Untold Odyssey: Reindeer Wrangling

    Untold Odyssey: Reindeer Wrangling

    Untold Odyssey: Reindeer Wrangling

    5.52011HD

    A lyrical and haunting portrait of reindeer herding in the twilight expanses of the Lappish wilderness.

    Untold Odyssey: Reindeer Wrangling