Documentary Short Movies

  • 2022
    The Making of Crime Scenes

    The Making of Crime Scenes

    The Making of Crime Scenes

    02022HD

    A film producer, an assassin, and a patriot. These aren’t three characters in this film but three ways of describing Wu Dun, a member of the...

    The Making of Crime Scenes
  • 2024
    Off the Beaten Path

    Off the Beaten Path

    Off the Beaten Path

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    In this immersive documentary, Winston Stairs invites the audience on a soul-soothing expedition into the world of hiking. Winston’s...

    Off the Beaten Path
  • 2025
    Mayor of Lowell

    Mayor of Lowell

    Mayor of Lowell

    02025HD

    This short documentary chronicles the culture and arts of Cambodian Americans and the Lowell, MA community through the eyes of Sokhary Chau, the...

    Mayor of Lowell
  • 2016
    Transition

    Transition

    Transition

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    A documentary exploring gender identity and what it means to be transgender.

    Transition
  • 1950
    The Maya Through the Ages

    The Maya Through the Ages

    The Maya Through the Ages

    71950HD

    Documentary on the Mayan culture.

    The Maya Through the Ages
  • 1939
    Shadow in the Stream

    Shadow in the Stream

    Shadow in the Stream

    01939HD

    Explores the natural history of the otter, depicted through the fictitious account of a day in the life of Otto the Otter and his mother. The...

    Shadow in the Stream
  • 1982
    The Last Mooseskin Boat

    The Last Mooseskin Boat

    The Last Mooseskin Boat

    01982HD

    This short documentary follows Gabe Etchinelle as builds a mooseskin boat as a tribute to an earlier way of life, where the Shotah Dene people would...

    The Last Mooseskin Boat
  • 1966
    Life in Australia: Wagga Wagga

    Life in Australia: Wagga Wagga

    Life in Australia: Wagga Wagga

    01966HD

    Made by the Department of Immigration to entice immigrants from Great Britain, this film shows an idyllic picture of life in the New South Wales...

    Life in Australia: Wagga Wagga
  • 2019
    Borderlands

    Borderlands

    Borderlands

    02019HD

    With shared economic, environmental, and humanitarian concerns, communities of local planners, designers, and citizens work toward cross-border...

    Borderlands
  • 2024
    Ripple

    Ripple

    Ripple

    02024HD

    Rae Ripple, a welder from the outskirts of West Texas transforms neglected metal into works of art and in the process finds healing from her...

    Ripple
  • 1964
    Under Stress

    Under Stress

    Under Stress

    01964HD

    Shows new methods in treating those afflicted with mental health issues. Contrasts past treatment regimes where people were locked away out of sight...

    Under Stress
  • 2017
    America; I Too

    America; I Too

    America; I Too

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    Three arrested and detained undocumented immigrants must navigate the system to fight impending deportation.

    America; I Too
  • 1981
    Riots and Rumours of Riots

    Riots and Rumours of Riots

    Riots and Rumours of Riots

    01981HD

    Radical resistance in the postwar British Caribbean community, from the 1948 Nationality Act to the 1958 Brixton riots.

    Riots and Rumours of Riots
  • 2024
    Lens in the box

    Lens in the box

    Lens in the box

    02024HD

    "If all these cameras start talking to you.." A short documentary on a vintage camera museum, established by an archivist and photographer Mr....

    Lens in the box
  • 2003
    Outlaw Comic: The Censoring of Bill Hicks

    Outlaw Comic: The Censoring of Bill Hicks

    Outlaw Comic: The Censoring of Bill Hicks

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    A biographical documentary on the late great comedian Bill Hicks and his career; in particular the censorship by Letterman that scarred it.

    Outlaw Comic: The Censoring of Bill Hicks
  • 2002
    To the Devil... The Death of Hammer

    To the Devil... The Death of Hammer

    To the Devil... The Death of Hammer

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    A short retrospective documentary looking at the making of the final Hammer Films production of the 1970s, "To the Devil a Daughter."

    To the Devil... The Death of Hammer
  • 2024
    Drag in Me

    Drag in Me

    Drag in Me

    02024HD

    Drag in Me
  • 2016
    Play the Devil: Making Richard III

    Play the Devil: Making Richard III

    Play the Devil: Making Richard III

    02016HD

    Sir Ian McKellen and Richard Loncraine talking about making the film.

    Play the Devil: Making Richard III
  • 1991
    Dancing Outlaw

    Dancing Outlaw

    Dancing Outlaw

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    This documentary short, produced for West Virginia public TV's "Different Drummer" series, introduces us to Jesco White, a hard-living, tap-dancing...

    Dancing Outlaw
  • 2010
    The Congolese Rainforests: Living on Borrowed Time

    The Congolese Rainforests: Living on Borrowed Time

    The Congolese Rainforests: Living on Borrowed Time

    02010HD

    In June 2010, French actress Marion Cotillard spent a week in the heart of the tropical forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo with members of...

    The Congolese Rainforests: Living on Borrowed Time