Documentary Short Movies

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...

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

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...

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....

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

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

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

With shared economic, environmental, and humanitarian concerns, communities of local planners, designers, and citizens work toward cross-border...

About the country of Bolivia.

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

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.

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...

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

Explores the $10 billion JWST's engineering and construction process, historic Dec. 25, 2021 launch, and the release of its first full-color,...

A doc about the Cree and Chippewa people of northern Manitoba. Made in the mid 20th century, it is dated in tone, but provides insight into the vital...

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

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

A lyrical and nostalgic analysis of how Casablanca, the mythical film directed by Michael Curtiz in 1942, has influenced both film history and pop...

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