Documentary Short Movies

  • 1973
    Johann from Velebit

    Johann from Velebit

    Johann from Velebit

    01973HD

    Short documentary about a German electrician who settled and started a family in the mountainous region of Lika.

    Johann from Velebit
  • 2025
    HEAST

    HEAST

    HEAST

    02025HD

    A portrait of Austria captured with a broken camera, accompanied by an enhanced and AI-generated version of the national anthem.

    HEAST
  • 2023
    Strangers in the Dark

    Strangers in the Dark

    Strangers in the Dark

    02023HD

    Strangers in the Dark is an experimental film about how light pollution makes a glow-worm’s love life a living hell. Combining different...

    Strangers in the Dark
  • 1992
    The Wrecking of Old Comiskey Park

    The Wrecking of Old Comiskey Park

    The Wrecking of Old Comiskey Park

    71992HD

    A poetic tapestry eulogizing Chicago's famed "Old" Comiskey Park.

    The Wrecking of Old Comiskey Park
  • 1992
    Joannis Amelii, animula vagula blandula

    Joannis Amelii, animula vagula blandula

    Joannis Amelii, animula vagula blandula

    71992HD

    Joannis Amelii, animula vagula blandula
  • 1971
    The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman

    The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman

    The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman

    6.61971HD

    In this unfinished work, a young mother, her little girl, as well as a friend of the mother's, spend the summer in a villa. The mother shares her...

    The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman
  • 1939
    The Rape of Czechoslovakia

    The Rape of Czechoslovakia

    The Rape of Czechoslovakia

    71939HD

    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
  • 2023
    Piblokto

    Piblokto

    Piblokto

    02023HD

    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...

    Piblokto
  • 2023
    The Metal Detector

    The Metal Detector

    The Metal Detector

    02023HD

    Georg is an Austrian retiree whose mother witnessed the crash of an Allied B-17 near their home during World War II. When he takes up metal detecting...

    The Metal Detector
  • 1972
    Good and Ugly

    Good and Ugly

    Good and Ugly

    01972HD

    The film raises the problem of moral development of a child. It explores how the social environment shapes children's moral feelings.

    Good and Ugly
  • 1966
    Look at Life: Eating High

    Look at Life: Eating High

    Look at Life: Eating High

    01966HD

    An examination of the 60's trend of top-of-skyscraper revolving restaurants. First an overview of Europe's best then it's a detailed look at the...

    Look at Life: Eating High
  • 2026
    DASMA '96

    DASMA '96

    DASMA '96

    102026HD

    In 1996, in rural Albania, one of the first weddings recorded on video after the fall of communism captures a society at a moment of economic,...

    DASMA '96
  • 1969
    New Way at Northgate

    New Way at Northgate

    New Way at Northgate

    01969HD

    David Gladwell's ground-breaking documentary about changes in a regional council's approach to caring for children with disabilities.

    New Way at Northgate
  • 1999
    The Unfinished Journey

    The Unfinished Journey

    The Unfinished Journey

    6.51999HD

    A multimedia short created for the U.S. millennium celebrations, The Unfinished Journey reflects on America’s history and spirit through six...

    The Unfinished Journey
  • 2016
    Underdog

    Underdog

    Underdog

    02016HD

    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...

    Underdog
  • 2021
    Talking Heads 2021

    Talking Heads 2021

    Talking Heads 2021

    12021HD

    The film was inspired by one of the most important documentaries shot by Krzysztof Kieślowski, Talking Heads (1980). The director asked his...

    Talking Heads 2021
  • 1919
    Filipino School Days

    Filipino School Days

    Filipino School Days

    01919HD

    Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on April 27th, 1919.

    Filipino School Days
  • 1964
    Èves futures

    Èves futures

    Èves futures

    7.31964HD

    Èves futures
  • 1970
    Sweet Barbados

    Sweet Barbados

    Sweet Barbados

    01970HD

    Short documentary about Barbados directed by Gene Gregoret. Particular attention is given to showing the processing of cane sugar.

    Sweet Barbados
  • 2021
    Paul Merson: Football, Gambling & Me

    Paul Merson: Football, Gambling & Me

    Paul Merson: Football, Gambling & Me

    62021HD

    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