Documentary Short Movies

  • 2013
    The Secret of Trees

    The Secret of Trees

    The Secret of Trees

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    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...

    The Secret of Trees
  • 2016
    Something Carved and Real

    Something Carved and Real

    Something Carved and Real

    02016HD

    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...

    Something Carved and Real
  • 2018
    Cats Cradle

    Cats Cradle

    Cats Cradle

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    Shortly after retiring, Bruce and Terry Jenkins transformed their home into a hospice and senior living facility for cats.

    Cats Cradle
  • 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
  • 1998
    The Life and Times of Sara Baartman

    The Life and Times of Sara Baartman

    The Life and Times of Sara Baartman

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    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...

    The Life and Times of Sara Baartman
  • 2015
    Wild Cats 3D

    Wild Cats 3D

    Wild Cats 3D

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    "Wild Cats 3D" is the story of the magnificent lions, cheetahs and leopards of southern Africa. Kevin Richardson, the "Lion Whisperer", leads an...

    Wild Cats 3D
  • 1970
    The Letter League

    The Letter League

    The Letter League

    01970HD

    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...

    The Letter League
  • 2023
    In the Grip of Terror: Making Talk To Me

    In the Grip of Terror: Making Talk To Me

    In the Grip of Terror: Making Talk To Me

    02023HD

    The cast and crew talk about making the film with some behind-the-scenes footage.

    In the Grip of Terror: Making Talk To Me
  • 2024
    The World Turning Honest With Liv Edwards

    The World Turning Honest With Liv Edwards

    The World Turning Honest With Liv Edwards

    02024HD

    Interview with multi-disciplinary artist Liv Edwards discussing her work The World Turning Honest which focuses on Women's reproductive rights,...

    The World Turning Honest With Liv Edwards
  • 2022
    A Pat On The Head Causes A Dream

    A Pat On The Head Causes A Dream

    A Pat On The Head Causes A Dream

    02022HD

    A filmmaker and rapper duo revive Michel Gondry’s “Be Kind Rewind” protocols - a set of filmmaking “rules” with which...

    A Pat On The Head Causes A Dream
  • 2016
    There Goes the Neighborhood

    There Goes the Neighborhood

    There Goes the Neighborhood

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    An extended Black family living in View Park-Windsor Hills, California experience changes due to gentrification and reflect on their shifting...

    There Goes the Neighborhood
  • 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')

    It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')

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    A documentary behind the scenes of Peter Bogdanovich's 'The Cat's Meow' (2001).

    It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
  • 2003
    Once upon a time returning to my hometown

    Once upon a time returning to my hometown

    Once upon a time returning to my hometown

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    Extra, behind scenes from Hideaki Anno's film Ritual (also known as Shiki-Jitsu).

    Once upon a time returning to my hometown
  • 1970
    The Two Eighty Project

    The Two Eighty Project

    The Two Eighty Project

    01970HD

    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...

    The Two Eighty Project
  • 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'

    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...

    A Turning of the Earth: John Ford, John Wayne and 'The Searchers'
  • 1974
    Summer Solstice

    Summer Solstice

    Summer Solstice

    01974HD

    "The operations that dislocate a film like Summer Solstice– I hope irreparably– from being a movie about the locomotion and eating habits...

    Summer Solstice
  • 2019
    Sidney Crosby: There's No Place Like Home

    Sidney Crosby: There's No Place Like Home

    Sidney Crosby: There's No Place Like Home

    02019HD

    A first-person account of a kid named Sidney in a town that helped him become who he is today: Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia.

    Sidney Crosby: There's No Place Like Home
  • 2022
    Favorite Daughter

    Favorite Daughter

    Favorite Daughter

    82022HD

    A grandmother, mother, and daughter quarantine together in a Tribeca apartment as they laugh about life over wine.

    Favorite Daughter
  • 2012
    Exiled: The Ugandan Asian Story

    Exiled: The Ugandan Asian Story

    Exiled: The Ugandan Asian Story

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    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...

    Exiled: The Ugandan Asian Story
  • 2006
    Jezebel: Legend of the South

    Jezebel: Legend of the South

    Jezebel: Legend of the South

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    Short documentary about the making of the 1938 film "Jezebel."

    Jezebel: Legend of the South