Documentary Short Movies

  • 1973
    Darger's Room

    Darger's Room

    Darger's Room

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    Filmed at Henry Darger's apartment on a Super 8 camera by filmmakers Coleen Fitzgibbon, and Michael S. Thompson late spring 1973 in Chicago, IL. The...

    Darger's Room
  • 1964
    Under Stress

    Under Stress

    Under Stress

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    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
  • 2023
    Frontier Documentary

    Frontier Documentary

    Frontier Documentary

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    An NHS nurse of twenty years reflects on a challenging and strenuous career as time dwindles to her retirement.

    Frontier Documentary
  • 1907
    Curious Carriages at Klobenstein

    Curious Carriages at Klobenstein

    Curious Carriages at Klobenstein

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    1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

    Curious Carriages at Klobenstein
  • 1949
    The Columbia: America's Greatest Power Stream

    The Columbia: America's Greatest Power Stream

    The Columbia: America's Greatest Power Stream

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    Historic look at the Columbia River and its development. This film contains rare footage of Grand Coulee Dam construction, Indian fishing at Celilo...

    The Columbia: America's Greatest Power Stream
  • 2020
    Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life

    Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life

    Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life

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    The cast and crew talk about the core themes of the film and the seeds of the film.

    Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life
  • 2023
    Pomological

    Pomological

    Pomological

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    In 1886, the United States Department of Agriculture ambitiously commissioned watercolour illustrations of over 3,000 fruit cultivars. In 2019, this...

    Pomological
  • 2015
    The Dardennes on Leon M's Boat

    The Dardennes on Leon M's Boat

    The Dardennes on Leon M's Boat

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    The Dardenne brothers discuss their early documentary films, their relationship with Armand Gatti (who inspired them to become filmmakers), the...

    The Dardennes on Leon M's Boat
  • 2010
    Love Exiled

    Love Exiled

    Love Exiled

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    On November 4th, 2008, three states - California, Florida and Arizona - voted to amend their constitutions, denying and revoking the rights of...

    Love Exiled
  • 2025
    Hommes-relais

    Hommes-relais

    Hommes-relais

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

    Hommes-relais
  • 2019
    Elaine May's Mikey and Nicky

    Elaine May's Mikey and Nicky

    Elaine May's Mikey and Nicky

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    Documentary on the making of the film featuring interviews with distributor Julian Schlossberg and actor Joyce Van Patten.

    Elaine May's Mikey and Nicky
  • 2018
    Spinning Away

    Spinning Away

    Spinning Away

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

    Spinning Away
  • 2008
    Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union

    Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union

    Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union

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    Moscow, January 1948. In the bitter cold, a large crowd attends the State Funeral of the Yiddish actor and director Solomon Mikhoels. An official...

    Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union
  • 2002
    Simon and the Spirit Bear

    Simon and the Spirit Bear

    Simon and the Spirit Bear

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    While most teens spend their days in a self-absorbed haze, Simon Jackson was out in the world connecting with anyone who could help him save the...

    Simon and the Spirit Bear
  • 1939
    The Rape of Czechoslovakia

    The Rape of Czechoslovakia

    The Rape of Czechoslovakia

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    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...

    The Rape of Czechoslovakia
  • 2021
    Paul Merson: Football, Gambling & Me

    Paul Merson: Football, Gambling & Me

    Paul Merson: Football, Gambling & Me

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    Former footballer Paul Merson sets out to understand why his life has been so blighted by gambling and asks if enough is being done to prevent others...

    Paul Merson: Football, Gambling & Me
  • 1966
    Life in Australia: Launceston

    Life in Australia: Launceston

    Life in Australia: Launceston

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    A picture of life in the Tasmanian town of Launceston in the mid 1960s.

    Life in Australia: Launceston
  • 2023
    Camp Courage

    Camp Courage

    Camp Courage

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    Made refugees by the war in Ukraine, Olga and her granddaughter Milana travel to a summer camp in the Austrian Alps to test the limits of their own...

    Camp Courage
  • 2004
    Que es un Fantasma?: The Making of 'The Devil's Backbone'

    Que es un Fantasma?: The Making of 'The Devil's Backbone'

    Que es un Fantasma?: The Making of 'The Devil's Backbone'

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    The making of “The Devil’s Backbone” by Guillermo del Toro.

    Que es un Fantasma?: The Making of 'The Devil's Backbone'
  • 1942
    Le trone des dieux survolé

    Le trone des dieux survolé

    Le trone des dieux survolé

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    Short version of the film 'Eingeschneit in Lager IV', released for the home market. The film shows images of the 1938 German expedition to Nanga...

    Le trone des dieux survolé