Documentary Short Movies

  • 1970
    Live this Loudly: Afatasi

    Live this Loudly: Afatasi

    Live this Loudly: Afatasi

    01970HD

    Afatasi The Artist is a San Francisco based mixed-media conceptual artist and futurist. Her artwork—which includes textiles and fine art...

    Live this Loudly: Afatasi
  • 2019
    Leaders of the World, Servants of Business: A History of the G7

    Leaders of the World, Servants of Business: A History of the G7

    Leaders of the World, Servants of Business: A History of the G7

    02019HD

    Made from the official photos and declarations of the G7 summits. 40 years of celebrating economic growth.

    Leaders of the World, Servants of Business: A History of the G7
  • 2015
    The Dardennes on Leon M's Boat

    The Dardennes on Leon M's Boat

    The Dardennes on Leon M's Boat

    02015HD

    The Dardenne brothers discuss their early documentary films, their relationship with Armand Gatti (who inspired them to become filmmakers), the...

    The Dardennes on Leon M's Boat
  • 1939
    Shadow in the Stream

    Shadow in the Stream

    Shadow in the Stream

    01939HD

    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...

    Shadow in the Stream
  • 2018
    Eulogy for a Black Mass

    Eulogy for a Black Mass

    Eulogy for a Black Mass

    02018HD

    Aria Dean explores the black creative labour put into memes, images defined not by their content but by how they are circulated, mutated and...

    Eulogy for a Black Mass
  • 1951
    There Go the Boats

    There Go the Boats

    There Go the Boats

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    An historical account looking at how Britain's canals were used, and declining, in 1951.

    There Go the Boats
  • 1955
    High Tide in Newfoundland

    High Tide in Newfoundland

    High Tide in Newfoundland

    01955HD

    High Tide in Newfoundland
  • 2023
    The Gentleman Boxer: Richard Torrez Jr.

    The Gentleman Boxer: Richard Torrez Jr.

    The Gentleman Boxer: Richard Torrez Jr.

    02023HD

    The Gentleman Boxer: Richard Torrez Jr. is a 30-minute candid look at the rising American heavyweight Richard Torrez Jr. (5-0, 5 KO) ahead of his...

    The Gentleman Boxer: Richard Torrez Jr.
  • 1970
    Gabriel Lynch: Where I'm Going Next

    Gabriel Lynch: Where I'm Going Next

    Gabriel Lynch: Where I'm Going Next

    01970HD

    Gabriel Lynch is an Australian singer-songwriter who has been in the industry since 2006. Gabriel reflects on his career including how he started,...

    Gabriel Lynch: Where I'm Going Next
  • 2021
    Temple Family

    Temple Family

    Temple Family

    02021HD

    The sites and sounds at the 800-year-old Horenji Temple in Kyoto — electro music, English, takoyaki, a kaleidoscopic elephant — would...

    Temple Family
  • 2024
    Born at Home

    Born at Home

    Born at Home

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    The Born at Home documentary explores and uncovers the empowering journey of homebirth, shedding light on the often overlooked and misunderstood...

    Born at Home
  • 2023
    Deliverance

    Deliverance

    Deliverance

    02023HD

    A fairly shabby, dark, three-part wardrobe in a hallway: About ten years have passed since Joana Claude suffered sexual violence when it was...

    Deliverance
  • 2002
    The Making of Ratchet & Clank

    The Making of Ratchet & Clank

    The Making of Ratchet & Clank

    02002HD

    A documentary about Ratchet and Clank.

    The Making of Ratchet & Clank
  • 2020
    It Takes a Circus

    It Takes a Circus

    It Takes a Circus

    02020HD

    Eighteen-year-old Aaliyah flies on aerial silks. Her 16-year-old cousin Bre twirls on hoops. They dream of escaping the violence that marred their...

    It Takes a Circus
  • 2012
    I'm Never Afraid!

    I'm Never Afraid!

    I'm Never Afraid!

    82012HD

    Mack is a 8 year old streetwise boy wants to win all the time. With his mirrored heart he has to perform on the motorcrosstrack while death watches...

    I'm Never Afraid!
  • 2012
    In Honour of St. Gualter

    In Honour of St. Gualter

    In Honour of St. Gualter

    02012HD

    Frei Gualter is sent by S. Francisco de Assis to Guimarães around 1213. The devotion to this franciscan friar started to rise and in 1577 the...

    In Honour of St. Gualter
  • 1970
    Ravenswood Family Health Center

    Ravenswood Family Health Center

    Ravenswood Family Health Center

    01970HD

    The San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards presents Ravenswood Family Health Center with the John R. May Award for providing high...

    Ravenswood Family Health Center
  • 2024
    Cool Strangers in the Night

    Cool Strangers in the Night

    Cool Strangers in the Night

    02024HD

    A part of Porto’s nightlife history is revealed. In this work, the artist draws on her extensive archive of video recordings of Porto’s...

    Cool Strangers in the Night
  • 2023
    Shelter

    Shelter

    Shelter

    02023HD

    What is a home? Can a body become a home? This short film tries to answer these questions about the construction of our identities through the...

    Shelter
  • 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