Documentary Short Movies

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

25 years after 9/11, discover how Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal transformed an ambitious effort to revive Lower Manhattan into one of the world's...

GUERRILLA HABEAS tells their inspiring yet maddening tale, as they rescue a few and many others are swept up by the system.

Documentary film written by music critic Artemiy Troitskiy. It depicts the variety of Soviet and Baltic rock music and offers its viewer an idea that...

In 2001, satellite imagery captured a mysterious “thermal anomaly” on an unexplored volcano at the ends of the Earth. What lies inside...

Eleven major film makers from Europe, America and Asia talk about Akira Kurosawa and discover surprising influences on their own work.

A journalist and a photographer set out to memorialize the bedrooms left behind by children killed in school shootings.

A shopping center in the middle of montains, pyramides of goods, a glass tower dedicated to bodycare, Andorra makes bright promises of modern...

In a warehouse in the heart of Los Angeles, a dwindling handful of devoted craftspeople maintain more than 80,000 student musical instruments, the...

In interviews, various actors and directors discuss their careers and their involvement in the making of what has come to be known as "cult" films....

During the summer of 2012, a secret meeting took place. But this was no ordinary gathering; instead, a monumental choice was to be made. Reuniting...

A daughter struggles to speak with her father about her grandmother, revealing the quiet distances — and shared inheritances — that shape...

Amber Heard and Nicole Kidman discuss their characters Mera and Atlanna.

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

Presence narrates the journey of Thati, a woman determined to overcome her anxiety attacks through surfing. She finds refuge in the waves, where the...

If you think you know everything there is to know about John Lennon, think again. Genius will open your eyes.

In 1988, Abdul Ahad Momand became Afghanistan's first and only astronaut. From orbit, he called his mother, making Pashto the fourth language spoken...

Mark Thompson Ashworth discusses the 1966 film "The Third Eye "( or "Il Terzo Occhio"), and its cast and crew, pointing out key figures, including...

At the height of the AIDS crisis, many gay men sold their life insurance policies to investors for quick cash. This documentary charts the rise and...