Documentary Short Movies

  • 1963
    Dans le vent

    Dans le vent

    Dans le vent

    6.41963HD

    Short subject on how fashion is created-- not by the great couturiers, but on the street.

    Dans le vent
  • 2002
    The Invention of Imaginary Machines of Destruction - First Storyboards, in Motion Short Director

    The Invention of Imaginary Machines of Destruction - First Storyboards, in Motion Short Director

    The Invention of Imaginary Machines of Destruction - First Storyboards, in Motion Short Director

    02002HD

    Storyboard showcase of Anno's ghibli museum short.

    The Invention of Imaginary Machines of Destruction - First Storyboards, in Motion Short Director
  • 2009
    Van Gogh: Brush with Genius

    Van Gogh: Brush with Genius

    Van Gogh: Brush with Genius

    6.42009HD

    An artistic view of Van Gogh as if this movie is self narrated by himself.

    Van Gogh: Brush with Genius
  • 1903
    Panorama of Grimsel Hospice

    Panorama of Grimsel Hospice

    Panorama of Grimsel Hospice

    01903HD

    Grimsel was the scene of the Austrian-French conflict of 1799. It is now one of the most popular passes in the Alps.

    Panorama of Grimsel Hospice
  • 1970
    Michael Franti - The San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards

    Michael Franti - The San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards

    Michael Franti - The San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards

    01970HD

    Michael Franti, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2009 Community Leadership Awards (the Helen Crocker Russell Award) - artist, activist, founder...

    Michael Franti - The San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards
  • 1909
    Wild Birds in Their Haunts

    Wild Birds in Their Haunts

    Wild Birds in Their Haunts

    101909HD

    The picture shows various kinds of birds in their natural environments, and in their natural colors, and at such close range that the very eyes of...

    Wild Birds in Their Haunts
  • 1938
    Three on a Rope

    Three on a Rope

    Three on a Rope

    7.51938HD

    This short looks at the sport of rock climbing. A team of three men ascend a rock wall on Southern California's Tahquitz Rock (also known as Lily...

    Three on a Rope
  • 1970
    Feeling Asian American

    Feeling Asian American

    Feeling Asian American

    01970HD

    Feeling Asian American explores the emotional journeys of five individuals, who navigated their way through their own racial reckonings in the face...

    Feeling Asian American
  • 1992
    The Wrecking of Old Comiskey Park

    The Wrecking of Old Comiskey Park

    The Wrecking of Old Comiskey Park

    71992HD

    A poetic tapestry eulogizing Chicago's famed "Old" Comiskey Park.

    The Wrecking of Old Comiskey Park
  • 1955
    Sulfur Mines

    Sulfur Mines

    Sulfur Mines

    6.11955HD

    Harshness and beauty exist side by side in this look at the lives of sulfur mine workers and their families in southern Italy.

    Sulfur Mines
  • 2021
    Talking Heads 2021

    Talking Heads 2021

    Talking Heads 2021

    12021HD

    The film was inspired by one of the most important documentaries shot by Krzysztof Kieślowski, Talking Heads (1980). The director asked his...

    Talking Heads 2021
  • 2018
    Talking with the Vampires

    Talking with the Vampires

    Talking with the Vampires

    52018HD

    Abel Ferrara directed this thirty-minute documentary that interviews the cast of his film THE ADDICTION.

    Talking with the Vampires
  • 1938
    Sydney: 'Pride of Australia'

    Sydney: 'Pride of Australia'

    Sydney: 'Pride of Australia'

    5.51938HD

    This Traveltalk series short visits Sydney, Australia and its harbour.

    Sydney: 'Pride of Australia'
  • 1985
    The Last Days of Okak

    The Last Days of Okak

    The Last Days of Okak

    91985HD

    This short documentary tells the story the once-thriving town of Okak, an Inuit settlement on the northern Labrador coast. Moravian missionaries...

    The Last Days of Okak
  • 1977
    Dormouse

    Dormouse

    Dormouse

    01977HD

    A short wildlife documentary about dormouse.

    Dormouse
  • 1901
    Panorama of Pine Forests

    Panorama of Pine Forests

    Panorama of Pine Forests

    01901HD

    1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

    Panorama of Pine Forests
  • 1905
    Mountain Torrent in the Tyrol

    Mountain Torrent in the Tyrol

    Mountain Torrent in the Tyrol

    01905HD

    Also showing Cortina mountain and general surroundings.

    Mountain Torrent in the Tyrol
  • 1947
    Flammes De Pierres

    Flammes De Pierres

    Flammes De Pierres

    101947HD

    "Flammes de Pierre" is the first documentary made by Gaston Rébuffat himself in 1947. It depicts Rébuffat in full ascent of the Flammes...

    Flammes De Pierres
  • 2025
    Hommes-relais

    Hommes-relais

    Hommes-relais

    02025HD

    HOMME-RELAIS spotlights Juan Manuel, a doctor turned community leader who, amid migration grief and integration challenges, guides immigrant men...

    Hommes-relais
  • 1950
    Canterbury is a Hundred

    Canterbury is a Hundred

    Canterbury is a Hundred

    01950HD

    The film 'Canterbury is One Hundred' was produced by the National Film Unit in 1950 to celebrate the region's centennial. Written and directed by...

    Canterbury is a Hundred