Documentary Short Movies

  • 1977
    The Aggressive Impulse

    The Aggressive Impulse

    The Aggressive Impulse

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    Examines the manifestation of aggressive instincts in animals and in humans. Discusses ways in which both animals and humans impose limitations on...

    The Aggressive Impulse
  • 1970
    The Blue Boat Initiative

    The Blue Boat Initiative

    The Blue Boat Initiative

    01970HD

    This documentary portrays the arrival in Chilean Patagonia of the intelligent buoy of The Blue BOAT Initiative, a project developed by...

    The Blue Boat Initiative
  • 2000
    The Border

    The Border

    The Border

    02000HD

    Short documentary chronicling the life of Eva Canseco, a maquiladora (factory worker) from Oaxaca living in the border town of Tijuana.

    The Border
  • 2002
    The Moment

    The Moment

    The Moment

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    A depiction of the movements and physical characteristics of an infant. Through simplicity of technique, the film seeks a primacy of vision to match...

    The Moment
  • 1975
    E. E. Tire System

    E. E. Tire System

    E. E. Tire System

    01975HD

    A film about a revolutionary road-protection system from the Icelandic inventor Einar Einarsson. This film won the audience award at...

    E. E. Tire System
  • 2005
    Coming Out: Coming In - Faith, Identity and Belonging

    Coming Out: Coming In - Faith, Identity and Belonging

    Coming Out: Coming In - Faith, Identity and Belonging

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    Gives voice to gay and lesbian Christians who have struggled to reconcile faith and sexual orientation. Their personal stories take viewers beyond...

    Coming Out: Coming In - Faith, Identity and Belonging
  • 1970
    Cats for Miles

    Cats for Miles

    Cats for Miles

    01970HD

    A window into the work of cat rescue volunteers in Baltimore, Maryland.

    Cats for Miles
  • 1955
    Shelter

    Shelter

    Shelter

    01955HD

    The film describes the life of the last Macedonian nomadic ethnic group, so called Karakachani. In 18th century, their ancestors, ants of the...

    Shelter
  • 1970
    Daughters

    Daughters

    Daughters

    01970HD

    What does it mean to be your parents' daughter? - Being the protagonists of their own film, three filmmakers ask themselves this particular question....

    Daughters
  • 1918
    How Money Is Made in the Netherlands

    How Money Is Made in the Netherlands

    How Money Is Made in the Netherlands

    01918HD

    The film shows the fast and efficient production process at the Rijks Munt in Utrecht, with footage of melting, casting, punching, rolling, and...

    How Money Is Made in the Netherlands
  • 1970
    We Will Meet in 1972 – In Dark and in Light

    We Will Meet in 1972 – In Dark and in Light

    We Will Meet in 1972 – In Dark and in Light

    01970HD

    A television documentary about miners: the reality of their work versus how it is made to look and sound in the public sphere.

    We Will Meet in 1972 – In Dark and in Light
  • 2022
    Firecracker Bullets

    Firecracker Bullets

    Firecracker Bullets

    02022HD

    In this personal documentary, Indigenous comedian Chad Charlie goes to participate in the Standing Rock occupation and has a transformative...

    Firecracker Bullets
  • 1970
    The Astronauts of Feuerbach

    The Astronauts of Feuerbach

    The Astronauts of Feuerbach

    01970HD

    Soon enough humankind will ascend to space. Who can join that mission? Who has to stay behind? In some places it has already started. Men and...

    The Astronauts of Feuerbach
  • 1990
    Turkmen Jewelry Craft

    Turkmen Jewelry Craft

    Turkmen Jewelry Craft

    01990HD

    The master collects silver parings, melts it down, created earrings, rings, bracelets, hair pins, stones inset into the silver, the master imparting...

    Turkmen Jewelry Craft
  • 1992
    The Drama of the Gifted Child

    The Drama of the Gifted Child

    The Drama of the Gifted Child

    01992HD

    This video is about the idea of narcissistic transference, sexual dependency, and the failure to distinguish between the self and the loved one. It...

    The Drama of the Gifted Child
  • 1950
    Down Stream Highway

    Down Stream Highway

    Down Stream Highway

    01950HD

    Narrated by Bill Slater, this short black & white educational film is about sporting and outdoor activities on the majestic Hudson River in New York...

    Down Stream Highway
  • 2003
    Market This!: Queer Radicals Respond to Gay Assimilation

    Market This!: Queer Radicals Respond to Gay Assimilation

    Market This!: Queer Radicals Respond to Gay Assimilation

    02003HD

    While global capitalism is a defining feature of our times, many engage in an anti-capitalist resistance. MARKET THIS! is a timely documentary that...

    Market This!: Queer Radicals Respond to Gay Assimilation
  • 2003
    The Well

    The Well

    The Well

    02003HD

    The lack of clean drinking water in Karakalpakya from the view of the well builders. A well made on request yields spoiled unpotable water. A good...

    The Well
  • 1991
    And He Led Them Up the Mountain

    And He Led Them Up the Mountain

    And He Led Them Up the Mountain

    01991HD

    The film attempts a philosophical understanding of some chapters of the Gospel and raises questions about the surmountability of the exoteric barrier.

    And He Led Them Up the Mountain
  • 1970
    Song of Umm Dalaila: The Story of the Saharawis

    Song of Umm Dalaila: The Story of the Saharawis

    Song of Umm Dalaila: The Story of the Saharawis

    01970HD

    The film takes place in the Saharawi refugee camps in Algeria against the historical backdrop of Spanish colonialism and the Morroccan invasion of...

    Song of Umm Dalaila: The Story of the Saharawis