Documentary Short Movies

  • 2012
    The Invisible Mountains

    The Invisible Mountains

    The Invisible Mountains

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    Several women recounted their experiences after the disappearance of their children and husbands in the seventies, when they were identified as...

    The Invisible Mountains
  • 2017
    The Fire, a Fowl and an (Un)Forgotten Past

    The Fire, a Fowl and an (Un)Forgotten Past

    The Fire, a Fowl and an (Un)Forgotten Past

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    From 1884 to 1914, a small belt of land between the British Gold Coast Colony and French-governed Dahomey was part of the German overseas empire in...

    The Fire, a Fowl and an (Un)Forgotten Past
  • 2018
    The Black Mambas

    The Black Mambas

    The Black Mambas

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    South Africa's first and only all-female, anti-poaching unit, fighting to rescue their country's rhinos from the edge of extinction.

    The Black Mambas
  • 2012
    I'm Never Afraid!

    I'm Never Afraid!

    I'm Never Afraid!

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    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!
  • 1970
    Honor & Sacrifice - The Roy Matsumoto Story

    Honor & Sacrifice - The Roy Matsumoto Story

    Honor & Sacrifice - The Roy Matsumoto Story

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    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
  • 2012
    If Only Cats Could Talk

    If Only Cats Could Talk

    If Only Cats Could Talk

    02012HD

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

    If Only Cats Could Talk
  • 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
  • 1937
    Le Rail à la conquête des cimes

    Le Rail à la conquête des cimes

    Le Rail à la conquête des cimes

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    A Swiss railway documentary short.

    Le Rail à la conquête des cimes
  • 1970
    An Uncanny Resemblance

    An Uncanny Resemblance

    An Uncanny Resemblance

    01970HD

    A short documentary about a man who resembles Barack Obama.

    An Uncanny Resemblance
  • 1967
    Milchfrau, hier Ziegenbart

    Milchfrau, hier Ziegenbart

    Milchfrau, hier Ziegenbart

    01967HD

    A short documentary feature following young German troops in training,

    Milchfrau, hier Ziegenbart
  • 1970
    Family album

    Family album

    Family album

    01970HD

    Sandra rummages in the fragments of her memory and photographs in order to reconstruct the portrait of the life and death of her brother.

    Family album
  • 2024
    Carved from Stone

    Carved from Stone

    Carved from Stone

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    Brooke Carten has been rock climbing for long enough that it's hard to imagine who she'd be without it. How has climbing shaped the person she's...

    Carved from Stone
  • 1970
    CurryStone 2013: Architecture for Humanity

    CurryStone 2013: Architecture for Humanity

    CurryStone 2013: Architecture for Humanity

    01970HD

    Cameron Sinclair and Kate Stohr, recipients of the first Curry Stone Design Prize Vision Award, have been committed to social impact design since...

    CurryStone 2013: Architecture for Humanity
  • 1970
    Headlands Center for the Arts - 2014 Community Leadership Awards

    Headlands Center for the Arts - 2014 Community Leadership Awards

    Headlands Center for the Arts - 2014 Community Leadership Awards

    01970HD

    "The role of the arts is to tear down what is evil and build up what is good." - Chinaka Hodge

    Headlands Center for the Arts - 2014 Community Leadership Awards
  • 1970
    Gambling Mensch

    Gambling Mensch

    Gambling Mensch

    01970HD

    On the way to creating a new future, the New Jewish Filmmaking Project is rediscovering the past. 11 young storytellers, ages 15-25, collaborated...

    Gambling Mensch
  • 1970
    Diane di Prima: Glitter & Intricacy

    Diane di Prima: Glitter & Intricacy

    Diane di Prima: Glitter & Intricacy

    01970HD

    Diane di Prima (1934-2020) was a poet, writer, publisher and playwright whose work has been associated with the Beat movement. Born and raised in New...

    Diane di Prima: Glitter & Intricacy
  • 1970
    Back On Track - Out Of The System

    Back On Track - Out Of The System

    Back On Track - Out Of The System

    01970HD

    Low-level narcotics offenders too often cycle in and out of jail, re-offending soon after they hit the streets. District Attorney Kamala D. Harris...

    Back On Track - Out Of The System
  • 1970
    Through Immigrants' Eyes

    Through Immigrants' Eyes

    Through Immigrants' Eyes

    01970HD

    This Ukrainian-Jewish teenager immigrated to San Francisco as a young child. Now on the brink of adulthood, she interviews her grandparents about...

    Through Immigrants' Eyes
  • 1970
    Bright Horizon Children's Home - Nepal

    Bright Horizon Children's Home - Nepal

    Bright Horizon Children's Home - Nepal

    01970HD

    Citizen Film and the Bright Horizons Children’s Home created a short film about the innovative school that gives Nepali orphans, semi-orphans...

    Bright Horizon Children's Home - Nepal
  • 1970
    CommunityGrows

    CommunityGrows

    CommunityGrows

    01970HD

    Based in the Western Addition neighborhood in San Francisco, CommunityGrows teaches cooking and gardening in local elementary schools and after...

    CommunityGrows