Documentary Short Movies

An historical account looking at how Britain's canals were used, and declining, in 1951.

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

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

Documentary film about Martin Park, a homeless man living in Dublin, and his friendship with photographer and filmmaker Donal Moloney.

It is an investigation into the loaded, transforming topography that is already palpable in the landscape, before we actually understand what...

A program on the relationship between the filmmaking couple Larisa Sheptiko and Elim Klimov.

Gracenter is a recovery residence that offers a supportive and gently challenging program for women who wish to strengthen their early sobriety....

Dr. Washington Burns is the executive director of the Prescott-Joseph Center for Community Enhancement, for working tirelessly to meet the needs and...

A documentary short that uses fish to explore identity and belonging in a metropolis.

In 1992, at the height of the AIDS pandemic, activist Terence Alan Smith made a historic bid for president of the United States as his drag queen...

When does someone stop being a Stranger? In a world emerging from social lockdown, this documentary explores the way communication is changing. ...

Ambitious documentary chronicling the cultural life and religious customs of the Sinhalese and the effects of advanced industrialism on such customs.

Comments from composers Richard and Robert Sherman.

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...

A Foot in the Door tells the story of Kindergarten to College (K2C), the first universal children’s savings account program in the United...

As queer trans and gender non-conforming children of the Vietnamese diaspora, we are fragmented at the crossroads of being displaced from not only a...

An essay film critiquing post-war France's urban developments- Pialat states that modernity and suburban convenience have limited Parisian freedom...

Supermodel Adriana Lima presents a behind-the-scenes look at the FIFA congress in the Rwandan capital of Kigali in March 2023, which made Kigali the...

Preschool to Prison is a compelling examination of how the United States public school system is built and operated like prisons. Zero-tolerance...

A short film about Lapland