Documentary Short Movies

Brian Hall has been living with Parkinson's since he was 14. He is now in his 60s. How do you fill the well of optimism when it's been drained...

A road safety film for pedestrians in city traffic. Demonstrates typical unsafe practices.

Historic look at the Columbia River and its development. This film contains rare footage of Grand Coulee Dam construction, Indian fishing at Celilo...

Hunting Season deals with the wave of homosexual murders that plagued São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in the 1980s. With street statements and...

Documentary about the Watts Towers. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2009.

The last film of Juris Podnieks, it is dedicated to the memory of cameramen Andris Slapins and Gvido Zvaigzne, who died tragically during the...

At a mobile home park in small-town Northern California, five best friend retirees navigate their golden years with grace, humor, and wisdom, and...

A cell phone was the only thing that kept Yonas, an Eritrean refugee, connected to Jérôme, the French journalist who wanted to tell his...

The San Francisco Foundation presents 2013 Community Leadership Awardee, Educators for Fair Consideration (E4FC), with The San Francisco Foundation...

All Play No Work: A Story of Dan Sexton is a heartwarming documentary film that follows the story of Dan Sexton, a 33-year-old man who spends his...

Voleurz's third movie, with skiing, snowboarding and more goofiness from the Voleurz crew.

Frank Zappa stopped by the Night Flight studios in 1985 to talk about music videos, censorship, the PMRC and what it's like to play in his band.

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

Documentary on the revitalization of a housing complex in a working class neighborhood of Montreal. Modern housing has now replaced the old, sagging...

A portrait of two very different mathematicians, porridge pulleys and Pi features Fields medalist Vaughan Jones, one of the world's foremost knot...

A documentary exploring gender identity and what it means to be transgender.

Nisei Soldier focuses on the heroism of American men of Japanese ancestry who fought bravely during World War II, despite the intense moral dilemmas...

George Stoney investigates the living conditions, both good and bad, in the rural, segregated South.

A training video made by Doctor’s Associates Inc. to demonstrate basic customer service techniques for Subway employees.

The film follows a group of growers who embrace the restorative power that the soil holds. Skin of the Earth is a story about the relationship...