Documentary Short Movies

  • 1962
    Strangers for the Day

    Strangers for the Day

    Strangers for the Day

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    This short documentary shows the reactions of European immigrants as they land in Halifax at the beginning of the 1960s. From the port, we follow...

    Strangers for the Day
  • 2022
    The Re-education of Ji Zhihao

    The Re-education of Ji Zhihao

    The Re-education of Ji Zhihao

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    Three faded photographs lead the filmmaker Tian Macleod Ji and his great uncle to China’s countryside, on a journey to explore both the tender...

    The Re-education of Ji Zhihao
  • 2025
    The Untold Story of the Wilhelm Scream

    The Untold Story of the Wilhelm Scream

    The Untold Story of the Wilhelm Scream

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    The Wilhelm Scream has made an appearance in hundreds of films, TV shows, video games, and commercials over the past 70 years. Now discover the story...

    The Untold Story of the Wilhelm Scream
  • 1970
    Who Trains My Hands to War

    Who Trains My Hands to War

    Who Trains My Hands to War

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    Founding a social Muay Thai project in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Mestre BG and his competitors face the adversities of an underfunded project...

    Who Trains My Hands to War
  • 1964
    In Prague

    In Prague

    In Prague

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    Documentary short film by Mario Handler about the city of Prague as part of an internship to study film in Europe.

    In Prague
  • 2020
    Outta Space: The Making of Jason X

    Outta Space: The Making of Jason X

    Outta Space: The Making of Jason X

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    Featuring Interviews with Noel Cunningham, Sean S. Cunningham, Kane Hodder and Todd Farmer. Discussions include writing and pre-production, the...

    Outta Space: The Making of Jason X
  • 1940
    Hunting in the South Seas

    Hunting in the South Seas

    Hunting in the South Seas

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    The film depicts one of the great hunts the South Sea Islanders. Come schools of fish in one of the bays on the island, so hurry on an alarm signal...

    Hunting in the South Seas
  • 1931
    Melbourne Today

    Melbourne Today

    Melbourne Today

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    The first documentary of Frank Thring’s Cities of the Empire series, this episode is about Melbourne in Victoria. It shows the city’s...

    Melbourne Today
  • 1945
    Nazi Concentration Camps

    Nazi Concentration Camps

    Nazi Concentration Camps

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    Produced and presented as evidence at the Nuremberg war crimes trial of Hermann Göring and twenty other Nazi leaders, this film consists...

    Nazi Concentration Camps
  • 1992
    Mountain Gorilla

    Mountain Gorilla

    Mountain Gorilla

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    Mountain Gorilla takes us to a remote range of volcanic mountains in Africa, described by those who have been there as ""one of the most beautiful...

    Mountain Gorilla
  • 2019
    The History of the World According to Cats

    The History of the World According to Cats

    The History of the World According to Cats

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    In ancient times, wildcats were fierce carnivorous hunters. And unlike dogs, who have undergone centuries of selective breeding, modern cats are...

    The History of the World According to Cats
  • 2020
    A Bee's Diary

    A Bee's Diary

    A Bee's Diary

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    Bees are one of the most important species on the planet. A look at the trials and tribulations of two particular honeybees over two years from birth...

    A Bee's Diary
  • 2024
    The ABCs of Book Banning

    The ABCs of Book Banning

    The ABCs of Book Banning

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    In recent years, more than 2,500 books have been removed from school districts around the US, labeled as banned, restricted, or challenged, and made...

    The ABCs of Book Banning
  • 1944
    Autour d'un film de montagne

    Autour d'un film de montagne

    Autour d'un film de montagne

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    Making of the cinematographic shooting of "Premier de cordée" directed by Louis Daquin in the Mont-Blanc massif. In 1943. Alain Pol films the...

    Autour d'un film de montagne
  • 1947
    With the Reindeer

    With the Reindeer

    With the Reindeer

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    A short film about Lapland

    With the Reindeer
  • 1946
    The Call Of The Peaks

    The Call Of The Peaks

    The Call Of The Peaks

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    L'Appel Des Cimes, directed by Alain Pol, is a documentary commissioned by the CAF and the various French ministries on the practice of post-war...

    The Call Of The Peaks
  • 2008
    The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business

    The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business

    The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business

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    Set against the landscape of 80s teen culture and the dawn of yuppiedom, this documentary relishes 'Risky Business' for having the brains to break...

    The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business
  • 2008
    The Sherman Brothers: The Aristocrats of Disney Songs

    The Sherman Brothers: The Aristocrats of Disney Songs

    The Sherman Brothers: The Aristocrats of Disney Songs

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    Comments from composers Richard and Robert Sherman.

    The Sherman Brothers: The Aristocrats of Disney Songs
  • 1976
    These Bright Northern Nights

    These Bright Northern Nights

    These Bright Northern Nights

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    Erik Løchen struggles to find the midnight sun.

    These Bright Northern Nights
  • 2008
    The Craft of Dirty Harry

    The Craft of Dirty Harry

    The Craft of Dirty Harry

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    A look at the cinematographers, editors, musicians, production designers and other talent of the Dirty Harry series.

    The Craft of Dirty Harry