Documentary Short Movies

  • 1931
    The House That Shadows Built

    The House That Shadows Built

    The House That Shadows Built

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    A promotional documentary short celebrating the 20th anniversary of Paramount Pictures, complete with a studio history, interviews with stars, and...

    The House That Shadows Built
  • 2002
    Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

    Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

    Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

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    Behind the scenes of Unforgiven (1992)

    Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
  • 2003
    The Outskirts of Alphaville

    The Outskirts of Alphaville

    The Outskirts of Alphaville

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    Making of Jean Luc Godard's Alphaville (1965)

    The Outskirts of Alphaville
  • 2012
    An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road

    An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road

    An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road

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    In the summer of 1968, a group of people assembled in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. They were making a film of John Barth's 1958 novel The End of...

    An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
  • 2023
    Explorer: Lake of Fire

    Explorer: Lake of Fire

    Explorer: Lake of Fire

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    In 2001, satellite imagery captured a mysterious “thermal anomaly” on an unexplored volcano at the ends of the Earth. What lies inside...

    Explorer: Lake of Fire
  • 2003
    Les messages de Fritz Lang

    Les messages de Fritz Lang

    Les messages de Fritz Lang

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    Les messages de Fritz Lang
  • 1946
    Unusual Occupations L-5-4

    Unusual Occupations L-5-4

    Unusual Occupations L-5-4

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    An orange grower has a private observatory for comet hunting; Canadian mountaineer trains children; one man makes cactus furniture, another agate...

    Unusual Occupations L-5-4
  • 1947
    With the Reindeer

    With the Reindeer

    With the Reindeer

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    A short film about Lapland

    With the Reindeer
  • 2026
    Bears in Hot Tubs

    Bears in Hot Tubs

    Bears in Hot Tubs

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    As wild bears adapt to suburban life, they show us we're not so different. Co-thriving begins with us.

    Bears in Hot Tubs
  • 2017
    Risky Business

    Risky Business

    Risky Business

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    A documentary film about trading security and stability for passion. A surprising number of small businesses and niche restaurants originate and...

    Risky Business
  • 1938
    Ski Flight

    Ski Flight

    Ski Flight

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    Shortened version of the film 'Snow flight' distributed by Warner Bros. The film was produced by Jerome Hill as 'a document of skiing according to...

    Ski Flight
  • 1958
    The Song of Styrene

    The Song of Styrene

    The Song of Styrene

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    Le chant du Styrène is a 1958 French documentary film directed by Alain Resnais. The film was an order by French industrial group Pechiney to...

    The Song of Styrene
  • 1936
    Nursery Island

    Nursery Island

    Nursery Island

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    The birdlife of Northumberland's Farne Islands comes under the spotlight.

    Nursery Island
  • 1939
    Ancient Egypt

    Ancient Egypt

    Ancient Egypt

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    This entry in the TravelTalks series visits the ancient Egypt. starting Valley of the Kings in a remote and desolate part of Egypt, the entrance to...

    Ancient Egypt
  • 2018
    A Perfect Note: Café Jacqueline and The Art of the Soufflé

    A Perfect Note: Café Jacqueline and The Art of the Soufflé

    A Perfect Note: Café Jacqueline and The Art of the Soufflé

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    For more than 40 years, on an old back street in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood, Jacqueline Margulis’ culinary obsession has...

    A Perfect Note: Café Jacqueline and The Art of the Soufflé
  • 2023
    Deep Sky

    Deep Sky

    Deep Sky

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    Explores the $10 billion JWST's engineering and construction process, historic Dec. 25, 2021 launch, and the release of its first full-color,...

    Deep Sky
  • 2010
    Collateral Murder

    Collateral Murder

    Collateral Murder

    82010HD

    A documentary of classified military footage released by WikiLeaks showing an attack by the US military in the Iraqi suburb of New Baghdad. This...

    Collateral Murder
  • 2019
    Refuge(e)

    Refuge(e)

    Refuge(e)

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    Refuge(e) traces the incredible journey of two refugees, Alpha and Zeferino. Each fled violent threats to their lives in their home countries and...

    Refuge(e)
  • 1937
    Snow Flight

    Snow Flight

    Snow Flight

    01937HD

    The film was produced by Jerome Hill as 'a document of skiing according to the principles of Hannes Schneider.' It features Otto Lang, director of...

    Snow Flight
  • 2026
    Portraits

    Portraits

    Portraits

    02026HD

    Portraits is an intimate window into the life of Hung, a sketch artist in the middle of a bustling night market of Da Nang, Vietnam. With 2 charcoal...

    Portraits