Documentary Short Movies

13-year-old inventor Aidan has discovered that trees use a mathematical formula to gather sunlight in crowded forests. Now he wonders why we don't...

Travelogue released on the 10th of July, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Join Sebastien Ogier, future ten-time winner of the Monte Carlo Rally, on his reconnaissance drives. Enjoy Sébastien Loeb's expert commentary,...

Latvia is home to almost one fifth of the world’s population of the lesser spotted eagle, yet their number is endangered. Uģis Bergmanis...

Searching for a connection with her mysterious, austere grandfather, Ora DeKornfeld travels to his childhood home in Hungary, where she is swept up...

A discovery of the pictorial art that Ndebele women traditionally practice in South Africa: painting the walls of their houses.

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on December 21st, 1919.

A short retrospective documentary looking at the making of the final Hammer Films production of the 1970s, "To the Devil a Daughter."

Documentary about a man remembering his struggles while floating on a boat down a river.

The film was inspired by one of the most important documentaries shot by Krzysztof Kieślowski, Talking Heads (1980). The director asked his...

A group of Miskito Indians use Nicaraguan child soldiers in their resistance against the Sandinistas.

Le chant du Styrène is a 1958 French documentary film directed by Alain Resnais. The film was an order by French industrial group Pechiney to...

The film features a conversation between Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola, producer of THX 1138. They discuss Lucas' vision for the film, including his...

While most teens spend their days in a self-absorbed haze, Simon Jackson was out in the world connecting with anyone who could help him save the...

Strangers in the Dark is an experimental film about how light pollution makes a glow-worm’s love life a living hell. Combining different...

Short subject on how fashion is created-- not by the great couturiers, but on the street.

By combining actual footage with reenactments, this film offers both a documentary and fictional account of the life of Adolf Hitler, from his...