Documentary Short Movies

  • 1972
    Candomblé in Togo

    Candomblé in Togo

    Candomblé in Togo

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    Candomblé in Togo
  • 1947
    Joan Avoids a Cold

    Joan Avoids a Cold

    Joan Avoids a Cold

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    How young children must behave to avoid transmitting germs to one another.

    Joan Avoids a Cold
  • 1970
    Tree Begins Life, Indians Still Live Here

    Tree Begins Life, Indians Still Live Here

    Tree Begins Life, Indians Still Live Here

    01970HD

    A display of a fallen red cedar at Olympic National Park headquarters proclaims in 1349 "Indians live here." TREE BEGINS LIFE INDIANS STILL LIVE HERE...

    Tree Begins Life, Indians Still Live Here
  • 2016
    The Shampoo Summit

    The Shampoo Summit

    The Shampoo Summit

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    The Shampoo Summit
  • 2016
    Why Do Cats Act So Weird?

    Why Do Cats Act So Weird?

    Why Do Cats Act So Weird?

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    They’re cute, they’re lovable, and judging by the 26 billion views on over 2 million YouTube videos of them, one thing is certain: cats...

    Why Do Cats Act So Weird?
  • 1939
    Hans Memling, Painter of the Madonna

    Hans Memling, Painter of the Madonna

    Hans Memling, Painter of the Madonna

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    1939 short documentary by Belgian filmmaker on pianter Hans Memling.

    Hans Memling, Painter of the Madonna
  • 1970
    Honor & Sacrifice - The Roy Matsumoto Story

    Honor & Sacrifice - The Roy Matsumoto Story

    Honor & Sacrifice - The Roy Matsumoto Story

    01970HD

    Roy Hiroshi Matsumoto was an American soldier of World War II. A Nisei, Matsumoto was born in Laguna, California. When he was 8 years old, his...

    Honor & Sacrifice - The Roy Matsumoto Story
  • 1994
    Outlaw

    Outlaw

    Outlaw

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    A video-verité manifesto made with self-identified gender outlaw, author and activist, Leslie Feinberg (1949-2014). Raw and confrontational,...

    Outlaw
  • 1902
    Peace with Honour

    Peace with Honour

    Peace with Honour

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    Survey of the Boer war with reconstructions and actualities.

    Peace with Honour
  • 2012
    If Only Cats Could Talk

    If Only Cats Could Talk

    If Only Cats Could Talk

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    Expurrimental documentary about two cats and the humans in their lives.

    If Only Cats Could Talk
  • 1967
    Anselmo

    Anselmo

    Anselmo

    01967HD

    Strand spent over twenty years documenting her friend Anselmo Aguascalientes’ life, eventually creating a stunning trilogy of...

    Anselmo
  • 1976
    These Bright Northern Nights

    These Bright Northern Nights

    These Bright Northern Nights

    01976HD

    Erik Løchen struggles to find the midnight sun.

    These Bright Northern Nights
  • 1912
    Death Jump off the Eiffel Tower: Paris, France

    Death Jump off the Eiffel Tower: Paris, France

    Death Jump off the Eiffel Tower: Paris, France

    01912HD

    Paris, France. Franz Reichelt wearing the parachute that he designed and invented before ascending the Eiffel Tower. Reichelt standing on platform...

    Death Jump off the Eiffel Tower: Paris, France
  • 1976
    Stream Line

    Stream Line

    Stream Line

    01976HD

    The film is a continuous, "real time" tracking shot of a stream bed. The length of the track was ten yards. The camera was suspended in a motorized...

    Stream Line
  • 1951
    The Home Economics Story

    The Home Economics Story

    The Home Economics Story

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    This high-school educational film describes the benefits and opportunities available to young women who go to college and major in home economics....

    The Home Economics Story
  • 1970
    The Outlaw: Dan Hardy

    The Outlaw: Dan Hardy

    The Outlaw: Dan Hardy

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    Dan Hardy is a champion. He isn’t delusional about exactly where his talents lie: “I get paid to beat people up,” he has said at...

    The Outlaw: Dan Hardy
  • 2013
    Bill Morrison: The Film Archaeologist

    Bill Morrison: The Film Archaeologist

    Bill Morrison: The Film Archaeologist

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    Things fall apart, but they are also reassembled and given new life, in an enlightened form. Meet the New York based artist and filmmaker Bill...

    Bill Morrison: The Film Archaeologist
  • 1954
    Children in the Classroom

    Children in the Classroom

    Children in the Classroom

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    A short documentary about the behaviour of Japanese primary school students.

    Children in the Classroom
  • 1898
    Danseuses japonaises : la danse des ombrelles

    Danseuses japonaises : la danse des ombrelles

    Danseuses japonaises : la danse des ombrelles

    01898HD

    Geisha performance, with umbrella and fans, in Kyoto.

    Danseuses japonaises : la danse des ombrelles
  • 1986
    Joan Does Dynasty

    Joan Does Dynasty

    Joan Does Dynasty

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    Joan Braderman talks about and appears in front of a projected version of the soap opera Dynasty.

    Joan Does Dynasty