Documentary Short Movies

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on September 14th, 1919.

Released in 1901

1921, written & produced by Burton Holmes.

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

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 brief history of the emergence and artistic innovations of tango in 19th-century Argentina and Europe. The film offers a mosaic of tango melodies,...

We look first at Westminster Abbey and the Towers of Parliament. And the sight-seeing only starts there as it continues to all the famous buildings...

Filmmaker Ryusei Iizuka Rivas (they/them) captures the spiritual and creative rebirth of Tokyo-born artist Maya Hirasawa Brauer (they/them). Filmed...

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Video Nasty; once a term referring to films that were criticised for their violent content in the early 80s, now the name of an up-and-coming film...

Alexis is a 32-year-old white woman married to Alain, an African from Rwanda. This documentary focuses on Alexis giving birth in her parents home. As...

1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Amidst a devastating opioid epidemic, a needle exchange and free clinic operates in the shadows of Fresno, California.

The striking landscapes of rural Sardinia provide the backdrop to this lyrical look at the hardscrabble lives of the region’s shepherds in...

La Dispute – NOWDTC documentary by Martin (CHAPTER III – Returning To The Womb)

With economic and physical challenges in the way a young Japanese expat prepares to compete in a 1000 mile dog sled race to fulfill her mother's...

Tardigrades—tiny creatures just one millimeter in size—exhibit extraordinary adaptability.

Short documentary about the lives of three girls and the women who rescued them from retrogressive cultural practices in their own Maasai community...

'Consumed' is a cinematic journey through the landscapes, mines, factories, and shipyards of Chinese production. Blurring the lines between...

Elephants are used to pull teak logs through thick jungle to a river.