Documentary Short Movies
- 2022

Guide to a Midwest Hometown
Guide to a Midwest Hometown102022HD
Coming back during Winter, Alex Powell explores both the places and personal connections found in his hometown and how they've changed. “Guide...
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- 2021

The Function of Fiction is the Abstraction and Simulation of Social Experience
The Function of Fiction is the Abstraction and Simulation of Social Experience62021HD
Image production is fiction-weaving. Together with Sheena Absalud, we spent an entire day in Pride Month in my room documenting ourselves using...
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- 1919

Zamboanga
Zamboanga01919HD
Released on March 30th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 2017

There Goes the Neighborhood
There Goes the Neighborhood02017HD
An extended Black family living in View Park-Windsor Hills, California experience changes due to gentrification and reflect on their shifting...
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- 1970

like little earthquakes
like little earthquakes01970HD
As an animatronic dinosaur park closes, its owner braces for a series of lasts
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- 1919

Land of the Mompies
Land of the Mompies01919HD
Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on April 13th, 1919.
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- 2020

Springs of Hope
Springs of Hope02020HD
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...
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- 1903

Arrival of the Steamer, Interlaken
Arrival of the Steamer, Interlaken01903HD
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...
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- 1934

Rock Climbing
Rock Climbing01934HD
Klettern im Fels (in English, "Rock Climbing") is a German silent documentary about rock climbing. It was directed by the cameraman Hermann Schadock...
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- 1924

Cataracting Around Niagara
Cataracting Around Niagara01924HD
1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 2025

Hated by Default
Hated by Default02025HD
In August 2024, British-Bangladeshi actor and filmmaker Islah Abdur-Rahman was working on a short film, when riots stemming from the Southport...
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- 2023

Citizens of Nowhere
Citizens of Nowhere02023HD
Millennials in the US discover their lack of legal nationality, sparking a search for recognition and belonging that unites them and offers hope for...
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- 1970

Eva Paterson: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2007
Eva Paterson: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 200701970HD
Eva Paterson, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2007 Community Leadership Awards (The San Francisco Foundation Award). Eva has empowered...
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- 2020

It Takes a Circus
It Takes a Circus02020HD
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...
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- 1985

Tango
Tango01985HD
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,...
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- 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 papa01970HD
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...
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- 1939

Isle of Many Waters
Isle of Many Waters01939HD
This short travel documentary showcases the natural landscapes, water systems, and historic sites of Tasmania. Produced on behalf of the Australian...
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- 1903

Life at a Simmenthal Cattle Farm
Life at a Simmenthal Cattle Farm01903HD
The world-famed Simmenthal cattle, bred by Herr Rebmann, are seen leaving the valley for the summer pastures on the Grimmalp. The herds are...
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- 1975

About ‘Song of Ceylon’ by Basil Wright
About ‘Song of Ceylon’ by Basil Wright01975HD
Song of Ceylon was commissioned for the short-lived German TV-series Telekritik and broadcasted in 1975. In Telekritik documentary approaches were...
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- 1921

Wildest Wales
Wildest Wales01921HD
Released in January of 1921. Produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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