Movies: Documentary short

Extra, behind scenes from Hideaki Anno's film Ritual (also known as Shiki-Jitsu)....

In the summer of 1968, a group of people assembled in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. They were making a film of John Barth's 1958 novel The End of the Road....

World-renowned snowboarders Travis Rice and Elias Elhardt team up with legendary director Curt Morgan for a celebration of space and time filmed in the deep backcountry of Alaska, exclusively on location at Tordrillo Mountain Lodge....

A group of filmmakers shadow some glamour photographers in order to discover the skill involved in getting 'magic' to appear on the photos....

A documentary about the making of, and legacy of, the Forbidden Planet movie....

In 2012, Stephen Vaughan and Kay Ferreter are invited to address the congregation at St. Joseph's Redemptorists Church in Dundalk, Ireland for the Solemn Novena Festival. In a powerful speech, the pair describe their experiences being gay and lesbian...

The film was inspired by one of the most important documentaries shot by Krzysztof Kieślowski, Talking Heads (1980). The director asked his interlocutors seemingly simple questions, such as “Who are you?” and “What do you want?”....

Preschool to Prison is a compelling examination of how the United States public school system is built and operated like prisons. Zero-tolerance policies are used to justify suspension and arrests that set up a pathway to send children of color and c...

Shows new methods in treating those afflicted with mental health issues. Contrasts past treatment regimes where people were locked away out of sight with the new, 1960s, psychiatric ideas of "group therapy" and talking therapy. Also shows practical b...

Explores the natural history of the otter, depicted through the fictitious account of a day in the life of Otto the Otter and his mother. The narrator claims that the short features "the first film ever taken of an otter swimming underwater."...

This documentary follows Tamara a 24-year-old, Waria, living in the city of Jogja in central Java, Indonesia, as she struggles to overcome poverty when a law banning her main source of income is passed....

A documentary on the making of Curtains...

A portrait of Ryann Holmes, community organizer and co-founder of bklyn boihood, un/doing and reframing masculinity....

Produced and presented as evidence at the Nuremberg war crimes trial of Hermann Göring and twenty other Nazi leaders, this film consists primarily of dead and surviving prisoners and of facilities used to kill and torture during the World War II....

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 spirit bear. For this, Simon became one of Time's Heroes of the Planet. It's a remarkable accomplishment ...

The actors who played Tevye's daughters reflect on their experiences filming Fiddler on the Roof....

Parents talk about their gay and lesbian children, and how they came to accept their lifestyle....

A short documentary that tells the story of queer artist Heather Spooner and the adult pen pal program she created during the pandemic, featuring the poignant and humorous stories of connection and humanity that came from it....

A heartwarming exploration of a community art project by photographer Tawfik Elgazzar providing free portraits for locals and passers-by in Sydney, Australia's Inner West. The film explores the nature of individuality, cultural diversity and the posi...

Psychological documentary portrait of a village woman who's about to have an abortion. The story is conveyed in an expressionistic manner with ritualistic undertones....