Documentary Short Movies

  • 2008
    Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made

    Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made

    Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made

    5.32008HD

    An involved behind-the-scenes documentary that focuses on the High Definition cameras used for the movie as well as intimate interviews with the cast...

    Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made
  • 2008
    Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union

    Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union

    Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union

    02008HD

    Moscow, January 1948. In the bitter cold, a large crowd attends the State Funeral of the Yiddish actor and director Solomon Mikhoels. An official...

    Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union
  • 2013
    Werner Herzog and Errol Morris on 'The Act of Killing'

    Werner Herzog and Errol Morris on 'The Act of Killing'

    Werner Herzog and Errol Morris on 'The Act of Killing'

    02013HD

    Directors Errol Morris and Werner Herzog describe and discuss the film The Act of Killing (2012).

    Werner Herzog and Errol Morris on 'The Act of Killing'
  • 1985
    Ethiopia

    Ethiopia

    Ethiopia

    01985HD

    A brief visit to the unique wildlife and peoples of Ethiopia. Expect the unexpected.

    Ethiopia
  • 1995
    The Sex Shogun of Shinjuku

    The Sex Shogun of Shinjuku

    The Sex Shogun of Shinjuku

    71995HD

    "This world of porn exists to make everyone happy," says Touru Muranishi, 49, Japan's leading pornographer. Acting as producer, director, cameraman...

    The Sex Shogun of Shinjuku
  • 2025
    Smallpox Island

    Smallpox Island

    Smallpox Island

    02025HD

    Three people reckon with the legacy and impact of a tragic historical site with roots in their city. Meanwhile, a medium from out of town visits the...

    Smallpox Island
  • 1987
    U-Boats: The Wolfpack

    U-Boats: The Wolfpack

    U-Boats: The Wolfpack

    91987HD

    This documentary looks at the Nazi submarine threat, their fleet known as the "Wolf Pack," and how it almost helped to defeat the Allies in World War...

    U-Boats: The Wolfpack
  • 2010
    Avatar Spirits

    Avatar Spirits

    Avatar Spirits

    8.12010HD

    Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino, co-creators of the hit television series, Avatar: The Last Airbender, reflect on the creation of the...

    Avatar Spirits
  • 2025
    Family album

    Family album

    Family album

    02025HD

    Sandra rummages in the fragments of her memory and photographs in order to reconstruct the portrait of the life and death of her brother.

    Family album
  • 1964
    Life in Australia: Mount Gambier

    Life in Australia: Mount Gambier

    Life in Australia: Mount Gambier

    01964HD

    Made by the Department of Immigration to entice immigrants from Great Britain, this film shows an idyllic picture of life in the South Australian...

    Life in Australia: Mount Gambier
  • 2025
    Hated by Default

    Hated by Default

    Hated by Default

    02025HD

    In August 2024, British-Bangladeshi actor and filmmaker Islah Abdur-Rahman was working on a short film, when riots stemming from the Southport...

    Hated by Default
  • 1937
    The King Without a Crown

    The King Without a Crown

    The King Without a Crown

    5.61937HD

    This short explores the possibility that Louis XVII, son of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, escaped death during the French Revolution and was...

    The King Without a Crown
  • 1934
    The Aiguille Verte

    The Aiguille Verte

    The Aiguille Verte

    01934HD

    The ascent of the Aiguille Verte in the Mont Blanc Massif by the ridge of the Moine. Two climbers, the mountain, and the rope. No plot, no tragedy,...

    The Aiguille Verte
  • 1992
    Joannis Amelii, animula vagula blandula

    Joannis Amelii, animula vagula blandula

    Joannis Amelii, animula vagula blandula

    71992HD

    Joannis Amelii, animula vagula blandula
  • 2026
    Middle of Nowhere

    Middle of Nowhere

    Middle of Nowhere

    02026HD

    Kakuma means "middle of nowhere." It's also where Mo Jabari is from, a refugee camp in Kenya where seasons were sandstorms and survival was not a...

    Middle of Nowhere
  • 2020
    Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life

    Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life

    Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life

    02020HD

    The cast and crew talk about the core themes of the film and the seeds of the film.

    Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life
  • 1964
    Bardot et Godard

    Bardot et Godard

    Bardot et Godard

    6.41964HD

    A documentary short following director Jean-Luc Godard on the set of Contempt.

    Bardot et Godard
  • 1904
    Piraeus and Athens (Greece), Athens and the Acropolis

    Piraeus and Athens (Greece), Athens and the Acropolis

    Piraeus and Athens (Greece), Athens and the Acropolis

    01904HD

    1. Panoramic View from the Acropolis. A fine view of modern Athens. 2. Mar's Hill. Probable site of St. Paul preaching to the Athenians. 3. A View of...

    Piraeus and Athens (Greece), Athens and the Acropolis
  • 1947
    Flammes De Pierres

    Flammes De Pierres

    Flammes De Pierres

    101947HD

    "Flammes de Pierre" is the first documentary made by Gaston Rébuffat himself in 1947. It depicts Rébuffat in full ascent of the Flammes...

    Flammes De Pierres
  • 2010
    The Congolese Rainforests: Living on Borrowed Time

    The Congolese Rainforests: Living on Borrowed Time

    The Congolese Rainforests: Living on Borrowed Time

    02010HD

    In June 2010, French actress Marion Cotillard spent a week in the heart of the tropical forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo with members of...

    The Congolese Rainforests: Living on Borrowed Time