Documentary Short Movies

  • 1970
    Song of Umm Dalaila: The Story of the Saharawis

    Song of Umm Dalaila: The Story of the Saharawis

    Song of Umm Dalaila: The Story of the Saharawis

    01970HD

    The film takes place in the Saharawi refugee camps in Algeria against the historical backdrop of Spanish colonialism and the Morroccan invasion of...

    Song of Umm Dalaila: The Story of the Saharawis
  • 1970
    Master Craftsmen of Cantabria

    Master Craftsmen of Cantabria

    Master Craftsmen of Cantabria

    01970HD

    Walk listening to the campanus of the cows in the bush. Light a charcoal stove. Go out to the prao with the albarcas. One day everyday things that...

    Master Craftsmen of Cantabria
  • 1951
    The Streamlined Pig

    The Streamlined Pig

    The Streamlined Pig

    01951HD

    A BAFTA award nominated documentary looking at methods of pig breeding in Denmark.

    The Streamlined Pig
  • 1952
    Peoples of the Soviet Union

    Peoples of the Soviet Union

    Peoples of the Soviet Union

    01952HD

    A film shot in the early 1930s and revised in 1952 which covers Moscow, the tribal areas of the Caucasus Mountains, avant-garde and Jewish theatre...

    Peoples of the Soviet Union
  • 1970
    Call the Usual Suspects: The Craft of the Character Actor

    Call the Usual Suspects: The Craft of the Character Actor

    Call the Usual Suspects: The Craft of the Character Actor

    01970HD

    A documentary on classic character actors

    Call the Usual Suspects: The Craft of the Character Actor
  • 1935
    Kristallen en Kleur

    Kristallen en Kleur

    Kristallen en Kleur

    01935HD

    The crystallization processes of various chemicals which are visible only through the microscope are shown using time-lapse acceleration at times.

    Kristallen en Kleur
  • 1988
    The Black Tulip

    The Black Tulip

    The Black Tulip

    01988HD

    Opening at a Soviet army base in Kabul, the film visits an attack helicopter squadron, a firebase outside Kabul, and a guard post near Kandahar. Then...

    The Black Tulip
  • 1998
    Duel

    Duel

    Duel

    01998HD

    A five-year-old boy is completely uninterested in food, which results in conflicts with his mother. The effort she invests in feeding him is equal to...

    Duel
  • 2002
    Moscow Holidays. Home Video

    Moscow Holidays. Home Video

    Moscow Holidays. Home Video

    02002HD

    In November 2001, Chechen schoolchildren came to Moscow for a vacation. For them, this is the first peaceful city in their life. A war without a...

    Moscow Holidays. Home Video
  • 1995
    Eve's Daughters

    Eve's Daughters

    Eve's Daughters

    01995HD

    In the official Church view, homosexual women are regarded as nothing less than the embodiment of "an intrinsic moral evil." These daughters of Eve...

    Eve's Daughters
  • 2006
    Nothing to Be Afraid Of

    Nothing to Be Afraid Of

    Nothing to Be Afraid Of

    02006HD

    What is it like to be HIV-positive in Russia? The authors of the film spent several days with the HIV-infected characters Alexandra and Olesem and...

    Nothing to Be Afraid Of
  • 1970
    Godzilla: King of The Monsters- The Antarctic Base

    Godzilla: King of The Monsters- The Antarctic Base

    Godzilla: King of The Monsters- The Antarctic Base

    101970HD

    In Monarch's Antarctic Base, a frozen fortress buffeted by screaming winds and surrounded by impenetrable ice, King Ghidorah shakes off his icy...

    Godzilla: King of The Monsters- The Antarctic Base
  • 2020
    The Settlers’ Billionaire Backer

    The Settlers’ Billionaire Backer

    The Settlers’ Billionaire Backer

    02020HD

    An investigation by BBC News Arabic into Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, who controls companies that have donated $100m to Elad, a settler...

    The Settlers’ Billionaire Backer
  • 1994
    Identity Portraits: Janice and Paula

    Identity Portraits: Janice and Paula

    Identity Portraits: Janice and Paula

    01994HD

    A loving portrait of two motorcycle-riding lesbians.

    Identity Portraits: Janice and Paula
  • 2020
    Childhood on Fire

    Childhood on Fire

    Childhood on Fire

    02020HD

    When Nick Hurndon was six years old he and his two older brothers were set on fire by their stepfather in their San Francisco home. Now in his early...

    Childhood on Fire
  • 1927
    Crystals in Color

    Crystals in Color

    Crystals in Color

    01927HD

    Several versions of Mol's film "From the Realm of the Crystals" exist; In the film, the crystallization processes of various chemicals are shown....

    Crystals in Color
  • 1996
    The Making of Record of Lodoss War

    The Making of Record of Lodoss War

    The Making of Record of Lodoss War

    01996HD

    Mini-documentary covering the making of Record of Lodoss War (1990).

    The Making of Record of Lodoss War
  • 1999
    The Cabinetmaker: Crafting a Card Table

    The Cabinetmaker: Crafting a Card Table

    The Cabinetmaker: Crafting a Card Table

    01999HD

    Explores the role of the cabinetmaker in colonial America, including the tools and technology used to carve table legs, wooden hinges, and more.

    The Cabinetmaker: Crafting a Card Table
  • 1976
    Big Tip/Back Up/Shout Out

    Big Tip/Back Up/Shout Out

    Big Tip/Back Up/Shout Out

    01976HD

    Lynda Benglis was a visiting artist at CalArts in 1973 when she encouraged then-student Susan Mogul to explore video as a medium. "Big Tip/Back...

    Big Tip/Back Up/Shout Out
  • 2020
    The Sacrifice Zone

    The Sacrifice Zone

    The Sacrifice Zone

    02020HD

    A POC-led community group’s fight for environmental justice in the Ironbound community of Newark, New Jersey.

    The Sacrifice Zone