Documentary Short Movies

Short documentary chronicling the life of Eva Canseco, a maquiladora (factory worker) from Oaxaca living in the border town of Tijuana.

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

A group of tourists, including five women, cross the Mauvais Pas, a rocky passage equipped with a railing, next to the Mer de Glace Glacier. One of...

Weiss’s classic B&W agitprop short made after his escape to London just ahead of the Nazis. He carried with him three reels of material for his...

Geisha performance, with umbrella and fans, in Kyoto.

Vans skate proudly presents Spinning Away, the follow up to our 2016 skateboard video No Other Way. Directed by Ryan Lovell and showcasing exclusive...

The Scarlet Macaw, a vibrant symbol of the Mexican rainforest, is disappearing from the ecosystem. Conservation and Recovery of the Scarlet Macaw in...

After waiting all day long, an aspiring actor tries to grab the attention of the exhausted and hungry judges during the short audition.

With economic and physical challenges in the way a young Japanese expat prepares to compete in a 1000 mile dog sled race to fulfill her mother's...

Released in 1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Edited by famed filmmaker Kathleen Collins, Statues Hardly Ever Smile follows a group of middle school children during a six-week project at the...

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

Released on March 16th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Allegations of a significant elephant-poaching problem in Botswana have sparked a political row between the president and his predecessor. As...

On the coast of the Arctic Ocean of Chukotka live people cut off from the world. Their life revolves around hunting walruses and whales and...

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 story of Michael Ray VanMeter, the self proclaimed vampire of Ft. Leeds, Alabama

The Southern Sea Otter was historically abundant along the California coastline until intense hunting pressures reduced their numbers to...

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

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