Documentary Short Movies

  • 2020
    The Magic Behind 'd'ILLUSION: The Houdini Musical - The Audio Theater Experience'

    The Magic Behind 'd'ILLUSION: The Houdini Musical - The Audio Theater Experience'

    The Magic Behind 'd'ILLUSION: The Houdini Musical - The Audio Theater Experience'

    102020HD

    A special behind-the-scenes look at the making of the audiobook edition of "d'ILLUSION: The Houdini Musical" and how it did its part in helping keep...

    The Magic Behind 'd'ILLUSION: The Houdini Musical - The Audio Theater Experience'
  • 1970
    Oye, We're from Here Too

    Oye, We're from Here Too

    Oye, We're from Here Too

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    Through small yet meaningful anecdotes and reflections, a handful of individual voices come together to form a collective narrative that speaks to...

    Oye, We're from Here Too
  • 1959
    John Betjeman: A Poet in London

    John Betjeman: A Poet in London

    John Betjeman: A Poet in London

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    Poet John Betjeman is shown visiting locations including Vauxhall Park, Aldersgate Street station, Camden Town and Hatfield, where he recites a...

    John Betjeman: A Poet in London
  • 1935
    Deutsche Eisenbahner im Kampf um den Nanga Parbat

    Deutsche Eisenbahner im Kampf um den Nanga Parbat

    Deutsche Eisenbahner im Kampf um den Nanga Parbat

    01935HD

    Short version of 'Nanga Parbat' (1936), the record of the 1934 German expedition to Nanga Parbat, led by Willy Merkl and with the full backing of the...

    Deutsche Eisenbahner im Kampf um den Nanga Parbat
  • 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
  • 2024
    Cashing Out

    Cashing Out

    Cashing Out

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    At the height of the AIDS crisis, many gay men sold their life insurance policies to investors for quick cash. This documentary charts the rise and...

    Cashing Out
  • 2009
    No Honour No Choice

    No Honour No Choice

    No Honour No Choice

    42009HD

    Leaving her girlfriend Kat in the car Rajinder enters her house to announce to her parent's she is gay. But before she can tell them her parents make...

    No Honour No Choice
  • 1970
    Projekt Manhattan

    Projekt Manhattan

    Projekt Manhattan

    01970HD

    Projekt Manhattan
  • 2012
    I am a Poem

    I am a Poem

    I am a Poem

    02012HD

    Portrait made for the 70th birthday of Rosa von Praunheim by his close collaborator.

    I am a Poem
  • 2006
    Broken Trail: The Making of a Legendary Western

    Broken Trail: The Making of a Legendary Western

    Broken Trail: The Making of a Legendary Western

    7.52006HD

    A documentary about the making of the 2006 AMC miniseries Broken Trail.

    Broken Trail: The Making of a Legendary Western
  • 2008
    Wanderlust

    Wanderlust

    Wanderlust

    02008HD

    The making of the Tarsem Singh's fantasy-film 'The Fall'. Behind the scenes: Part I.

    Wanderlust
  • 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
  • 2026
    Gaslit: The Truth About CO2 Gas Chambers in the UK

    Gaslit: The Truth About CO2 Gas Chambers in the UK

    Gaslit: The Truth About CO2 Gas Chambers in the UK

    82026HD

    A look at practices in the UK chicken and pig farming industry.

    Gaslit: The Truth About CO2 Gas Chambers in the UK
  • 1931
    The House That Shadows Built

    The House That Shadows Built

    The House That Shadows Built

    8.51931HD

    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
  • 2020
    The Invention of Chris Marker

    The Invention of Chris Marker

    The Invention of Chris Marker

    02020HD

    A desktop documentary about the online afterlife of the late French filmmaker, Chris Marker.

    The Invention of Chris Marker
  • 2022
    The Re-education of Ji Zhihao

    The Re-education of Ji Zhihao

    The Re-education of Ji Zhihao

    02022HD

    Three faded photographs lead the filmmaker Tian Macleod Ji and his great uncle to China’s countryside, on a journey to explore both the tender...

    The Re-education of Ji Zhihao
  • 1957
    Waterloo

    Waterloo

    Waterloo

    91957HD

    However impressive the site is, however bossy the guides are, the visitors of the Musée Napoléon listen only absent-mindedly. Does this...

    Waterloo
  • 1999
    Children of the Night

    Children of the Night

    Children of the Night

    81999HD

    Silent archival footage of Jewish children during the Holocaust, accompanied by music and poetic narration. A haunting portrait of a future...

    Children of the Night
  • 1911
    Barcelona and Its Park

    Barcelona and Its Park

    Barcelona and Its Park

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    Short movie on Barcelona's "Citadel Park" produced by Segundo de Chomón for Pathé Frères. Directed and filmed by Segundo de...

    Barcelona and Its Park
  • 1992
    Mountain Gorilla

    Mountain Gorilla

    Mountain Gorilla

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    Mountain Gorilla takes us to a remote range of volcanic mountains in Africa, described by those who have been there as ""one of the most beautiful...

    Mountain Gorilla