Documentary Short Movies
- 2013
The Secret of Trees
The Secret of Trees52013HD
13-year-old inventor Aidan has discovered that trees use a mathematical formula to gather sunlight in crowded forests. Now he wonders why we don't...
- 2016
Something Carved and Real
Something Carved and Real02016HD
In this documentary about the perception of perfection and beauty, three people share the stories of how they got their scars. Created by King Yaw...
- 2018
Cats Cradle
Cats Cradle02018HD
Shortly after retiring, Bruce and Terry Jenkins transformed their home into a hospice and senior living facility for cats.
- 2002
Simon and the Spirit Bear
Simon and the Spirit Bear02002HD
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...
- 1998
The Life and Times of Sara Baartman
The Life and Times of Sara Baartman01998HD
In 1810, 20 year old Sara Baartman got on a boat from Cape Town to London, unaware that she would never see her home again, or that she would become...
- 2015
Wild Cats 3D
Wild Cats 3D02015HD
"Wild Cats 3D" is the story of the magnificent lions, cheetahs and leopards of southern Africa. Kevin Richardson, the "Lion Whisperer", leads an...
- 1970
The Letter League
The Letter League01970HD
A short documentary that tells the story of queer artist Heather Spooner and the adult pen pal program she created during the pandemic, featuring the...
- 2023
In the Grip of Terror: Making Talk To Me
In the Grip of Terror: Making Talk To Me02023HD
The cast and crew talk about making the film with some behind-the-scenes footage.
- 2024
The World Turning Honest With Liv Edwards
The World Turning Honest With Liv Edwards02024HD
Interview with multi-disciplinary artist Liv Edwards discussing her work The World Turning Honest which focuses on Women's reproductive rights,...
- 2022
A Pat On The Head Causes A Dream
A Pat On The Head Causes A Dream02022HD
A filmmaker and rapper duo revive Michel Gondry’s “Be Kind Rewind” protocols - a set of filmmaking “rules” with which...
- 2016
There Goes the Neighborhood
There Goes the Neighborhood02016HD
An extended Black family living in View Park-Windsor Hills, California experience changes due to gentrification and reflect on their shifting...
- 2002
It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')02002HD
A documentary behind the scenes of Peter Bogdanovich's 'The Cat's Meow' (2001).
- 2003
Once upon a time returning to my hometown
Once upon a time returning to my hometown62003HD
Extra, behind scenes from Hideaki Anno's film Ritual (also known as Shiki-Jitsu).
- 1970
The Two Eighty Project
The Two Eighty Project01970HD
Chris Renfro doesn’t just grow and harvest grapes on a hillside high above San Francisco’s Highway 280 to make delicious local wine. He...
- 1998
A Turning of the Earth: John Ford, John Wayne and 'The Searchers'
A Turning of the Earth: John Ford, John Wayne and 'The Searchers'01998HD
Documentary on the making of "The Searchers" (1956), starring John Wayne and directed by John Ford, with outtakes, behind-the-scenes footage and...
- 1974
Summer Solstice
Summer Solstice01974HD
"The operations that dislocate a film like Summer Solstice– I hope irreparably– from being a movie about the locomotion and eating habits...
- 2019
Sidney Crosby: There's No Place Like Home
Sidney Crosby: There's No Place Like Home02019HD
A first-person account of a kid named Sidney in a town that helped him become who he is today: Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia.
- 2022
Favorite Daughter
Favorite Daughter82022HD
A grandmother, mother, and daughter quarantine together in a Tribeca apartment as they laugh about life over wine.
- 2012
Exiled: The Ugandan Asian Story
Exiled: The Ugandan Asian Story02012HD
The 40th anniversary of Idi Amin's expulsion of Ugandan Asians in 1972 coincides with the festival of Dussehra in which Hindus celebrate the victory...
- 2006
Jezebel: Legend of the South
Jezebel: Legend of the South02006HD
Short documentary about the making of the 1938 film "Jezebel."