Documentary Short Movies

  • 1913
    Seven Ages of an Alligator

    Seven Ages of an Alligator

    Seven Ages of an Alligator

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    Documentary footage showing the alligator in several stages of growth, from babyhood to a ripe old age; a film taken at an alligator farm in...

    Seven Ages of an Alligator
  • 1970
    Australian Knightmare

    Australian Knightmare

    Australian Knightmare

    01970HD

    This is the story of one of Australia's most gruesome murders and the first woman in the nation's history to be sentenced to life in prison with no...

    Australian Knightmare
  • 1952
    Water Birds

    Water Birds

    Water Birds

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    Water Birds is a 1952 short documentary film directed by Ben Sharpsteen. The film delves into the still waters of lagoons and marshes to the wild...

    Water Birds
  • 2023
    The Metal Detector

    The Metal Detector

    The Metal Detector

    02023HD

    Georg is an Austrian retiree whose mother witnessed the crash of an Allied B-17 near their home during World War II. When he takes up metal detecting...

    The Metal Detector
  • 1930
    Z Tatr

    Z Tatr

    Z Tatr

    01930HD

    Released in 1930. Direction, production, writing & cinematography by Adam Krzeptowski

    Z Tatr
  • 2013
    The museum closes when the author is tired

    The museum closes when the author is tired

    The museum closes when the author is tired

    02013HD

    A documentary about Fausto Delle Chiaie, an italian artist. He worked in many european countries and spent the last 30 years exhibiting on the...

    The museum closes when the author is tired
  • 1955
    Sulfur Mines

    Sulfur Mines

    Sulfur Mines

    6.11955HD

    Harshness and beauty exist side by side in this look at the lives of sulfur mine workers and their families in southern Italy.

    Sulfur Mines
  • 2020
    Bottled Songs: The Observer

    Bottled Songs: The Observer

    Bottled Songs: The Observer

    02020HD

    A researcher finds a phone video showing hundreds of ISIS captives running through a desert. She is puzzled that the video is posted on YouTube by...

    Bottled Songs: The Observer
  • 2009
    The Roots of Wolverine: A Conversation with Stan Lee and Len Wein

    The Roots of Wolverine: A Conversation with Stan Lee and Len Wein

    The Roots of Wolverine: A Conversation with Stan Lee and Len Wein

    102009HD

    Stan Lee and Len Wein talk about X-Men & Wolverine.

    The Roots of Wolverine: A Conversation with Stan Lee and Len Wein
  • 2021
    Paul Merson: Football, Gambling & Me

    Paul Merson: Football, Gambling & Me

    Paul Merson: Football, Gambling & Me

    62021HD

    Former footballer Paul Merson sets out to understand why his life has been so blighted by gambling and asks if enough is being done to prevent others...

    Paul Merson: Football, Gambling & Me
  • 2015
    Deep Ocean: The Lost World of the Pacific

    Deep Ocean: The Lost World of the Pacific

    Deep Ocean: The Lost World of the Pacific

    7.52015HD

    The same submarine which successfully captured the world's first moving images of a giant squid in its natural habitat is used for exploring the deep...

    Deep Ocean: The Lost World of the Pacific
  • 2019
    Wild Boar Piglet

    Wild Boar Piglet

    Wild Boar Piglet

    02019HD

    They say that if a daughter looks like a father, then she will certainly be happy. But what if you look like a person whom you have never seen in...

    Wild Boar Piglet
  • 2024
    God-and-a-Half

    God-and-a-Half

    God-and-a-Half

    02024HD

    A man wanders around an abandoned hospital. Years after their last encounter, someone whose life he saved seeks him out in his old office, so that...

    God-and-a-Half
  • 2023
    The Test

    The Test

    The Test

    02023HD

    A Ghanaian maintenance technician at a Virginia retirement community dreams of becoming an American citizen to provide a better life for his family....

    The Test
  • 1999
    The Unfinished Journey

    The Unfinished Journey

    The Unfinished Journey

    6.51999HD

    A multimedia short created for the U.S. millennium celebrations, The Unfinished Journey reflects on America’s history and spirit through six...

    The Unfinished Journey
  • 1961
    Elsa the Lioness

    Elsa the Lioness

    Elsa the Lioness

    01961HD

    First transmitted in 1961, David Attenborough travels to Meru National Park in Kenya to visit Joy and George Adamson and meet Elsa the lioness and...

    Elsa the Lioness
  • 2016
    Collaboration: Ron Padgett

    Collaboration: Ron Padgett

    Collaboration: Ron Padgett

    02016HD

    In 2002, Sophie Constantinou and Bill Weir interviewed Padgett about his life and works, specifically his friendship and collaborations with the New...

    Collaboration: Ron Padgett
  • 2024
    Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location

    Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location

    Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location

    82024HD

    Almost 50 years after the film’s release, all the Overlook Hotel’s sets are thought to have been destroyed, but one last filming site...

    Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location
  • 2018
    Smile

    Smile

    Smile

    02018HD

    A heartwarming exploration of a community art project by photographer Tawfik Elgazzar providing free portraits for locals and passers-by in Sydney,...

    Smile
  • 2009
    Making Mary and Max

    Making Mary and Max

    Making Mary and Max

    42009HD

    Comedic behind-the-scenes film for the production of Mary and Max, originally released as webisodes.

    Making Mary and Max