Documentary Short Movies

A look inside the Batanes traditional boat and how the Ivatans preserve their custom of constructing their tataya (boat).

Dad goes birdwatching. His son then decides to follow and film him.

From footage filmed in 1983, this documentary presents an interview with director Jack Arnold and his reminiscences of the making of the 1957 film...

In a quiet corner, far removed from big money, celebrity status and drug scandals lies the true value of sport. This is a film about friendship and...

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...

On August 6, gay, bisexual, transvestite, and transsexual activists gathered in Bursa to hold a march and then hold a press conference to protest the...

Released in 1901

"Michikha Is Not Afraid of Airplanes" is a visual essay about a journey - even one that is impossible, didn't take place, or was undertaken...

A satire on celebrity with a cacophony of gossip merchants, publicists, and “a host of stars.”

On the 23rd of June 2016 Britain voted to leave the European Union. Who Are We? is a re-working of material from a BBC television debate transmitted...

A grandmother, mother, and daughter quarantine together in a Tribeca apartment as they laugh about life over wine.

Cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

In ancient Russian mythology Sirin is a bird with the head of a woman, a Slavic image of the Greek sirens. The ensemble of ancient Russian sacred...

This mini-documentary follows Stewart McPherson's journey to Tristan da Cunha, the most remote inhabited island in the world. We meet the Tristanians...

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Soon enough humankind will ascend to space. Who can join that mission? Who has to stay behind? In some places it has already started. Men and...

1906, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Documentary about the Watts Towers. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2009.

Released in 1901

Released in 1901