Documentary Short Movies

  • 2022
    Guide to a Midwest Hometown

    Guide to a Midwest Hometown

    Guide to a Midwest Hometown

    102022HD

    Coming back during Winter, Alex Powell explores both the places and personal connections found in his hometown and how they've changed. “Guide...

    Guide to a Midwest Hometown
  • 2021
    The Function of Fiction is the Abstraction and Simulation of Social Experience

    The Function of Fiction is the Abstraction and Simulation of Social Experience

    The Function of Fiction is the Abstraction and Simulation of Social Experience

    62021HD

    Image production is fiction-weaving. Together with Sheena Absalud, we spent an entire day in Pride Month in my room documenting ourselves using...

    The Function of Fiction is the Abstraction and Simulation of Social Experience
  • 1919
    Zamboanga

    Zamboanga

    Zamboanga

    01919HD

    Released on March 30th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

    Zamboanga
  • 2017
    There Goes the Neighborhood

    There Goes the Neighborhood

    There Goes the Neighborhood

    02017HD

    An extended Black family living in View Park-Windsor Hills, California experience changes due to gentrification and reflect on their shifting...

    There Goes the Neighborhood
  • 1970
    like little earthquakes

    like little earthquakes

    like little earthquakes

    01970HD

    As an animatronic dinosaur park closes, its owner braces for a series of lasts

    like little earthquakes
  • 1919
    Land of the Mompies

    Land of the Mompies

    Land of the Mompies

    01919HD

    Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on April 13th, 1919.

    Land of the Mompies
  • 2020
    Springs of Hope

    Springs of Hope

    Springs of Hope

    02020HD

    Kallis, one of the inhabitants of the village explains the plight of the people in Sevvoor village and how they source their everyday drinking and...

    Springs of Hope
  • 1903
    Arrival of the Steamer, Interlaken

    Arrival of the Steamer, Interlaken

    Arrival of the Steamer, Interlaken

    01903HD

    Interlaken, as its name implies, is dependent to a large extent on the two beautiful lakes for much of its popularity. An interesting short panorama...

    Arrival of the Steamer, Interlaken
  • 1934
    Rock Climbing

    Rock Climbing

    Rock Climbing

    01934HD

    Klettern im Fels (in English, "Rock Climbing") is a German silent documentary about rock climbing. It was directed by the cameraman Hermann Schadock...

    Rock Climbing
  • 1924
    Cataracting Around Niagara

    Cataracting Around Niagara

    Cataracting Around Niagara

    01924HD

    1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    Cataracting Around Niagara
  • 2025
    Hated by Default

    Hated by Default

    Hated by Default

    02025HD

    In August 2024, British-Bangladeshi actor and filmmaker Islah Abdur-Rahman was working on a short film, when riots stemming from the Southport...

    Hated by Default
  • 2023
    Citizens of Nowhere

    Citizens of Nowhere

    Citizens of Nowhere

    02023HD

    Millennials in the US discover their lack of legal nationality, sparking a search for recognition and belonging that unites them and offers hope for...

    Citizens of Nowhere
  • 1970
    Eva Paterson: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2007

    Eva Paterson: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2007

    Eva Paterson: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2007

    01970HD

    Eva Paterson, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2007 Community Leadership Awards (The San Francisco Foundation Award). Eva has empowered...

    Eva Paterson: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2007
  • 2020
    It Takes a Circus

    It Takes a Circus

    It Takes a Circus

    02020HD

    Eighteen-year-old Aaliyah flies on aerial silks. Her 16-year-old cousin Bre twirls on hoops. They dream of escaping the violence that marred their...

    It Takes a Circus
  • 1985
    Tango

    Tango

    Tango

    01985HD

    A brief history of the emergence and artistic innovations of tango in 19th-century Argentina and Europe. The film offers a mosaic of tango melodies,...

    Tango
  • 1970
    i flew to watch traces of garden, dragonflies with birds and snake and in-between Wolfgang Lehmann introduced me to Kurt Kren's mama and papa

    i flew to watch traces of garden, dragonflies with birds and snake and in-between Wolfgang Lehmann introduced me to Kurt Kren's mama and papa

    i flew to watch traces of garden, dragonflies with birds and snake and in-between Wolfgang Lehmann introduced me to Kurt Kren's mama and papa

    01970HD

    The film is a fragmented representation of an artist's experience at an art gallery where Wolfgang Lehmann, as a part of his masterclass, shows 2 of...

    i flew to watch traces of garden, dragonflies with birds and snake and in-between Wolfgang Lehmann introduced me to Kurt Kren's mama and papa
  • 1939
    Isle of Many Waters

    Isle of Many Waters

    Isle of Many Waters

    01939HD

    This short travel documentary showcases the natural landscapes, water systems, and historic sites of Tasmania. Produced on behalf of the Australian...

    Isle of Many Waters
  • 1903
    Life at a Simmenthal Cattle Farm

    Life at a Simmenthal Cattle Farm

    Life at a Simmenthal Cattle Farm

    01903HD

    The world-famed Simmenthal cattle, bred by Herr Rebmann, are seen leaving the valley for the summer pastures on the Grimmalp. The herds are...

    Life at a Simmenthal Cattle Farm
  • 1975
    About ‘Song of Ceylon’ by Basil Wright

    About ‘Song of Ceylon’ by Basil Wright

    About ‘Song of Ceylon’ by Basil Wright

    01975HD

    Song of Ceylon was commissioned for the short-lived German TV-series Telekritik and broadcasted in 1975. In Telekritik documentary approaches were...

    About ‘Song of Ceylon’ by Basil Wright
  • 1921
    Wildest Wales

    Wildest Wales

    Wildest Wales

    01921HD

    Released in January of 1921. Produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    Wildest Wales