Documentary Short Movies

  • 1966
    Life in Australia: Wagga Wagga

    Life in Australia: Wagga Wagga

    Life in Australia: Wagga Wagga

    01966HD

    Made by the Department of Immigration to entice immigrants from Great Britain, this film shows an idyllic picture of life in the New South Wales...

    Life in Australia: Wagga Wagga
  • 1949
    White Fortress

    White Fortress

    White Fortress

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    This short 1949 documentary studies the impact Canada's National Health Program has had on people who might otherwise not had been able to obtain...

    White Fortress
  • 1898
    Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Emerging from the Boathouse

    Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Emerging from the Boathouse

    Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Emerging from the Boathouse

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    "The Worthing Station is some distance from the shore, and whenever there is a wreck the life-boat is dragged to the scene on a huge truck drawn by...

    Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Emerging from the Boathouse
  • 1978
    The Soviet Union: A New Look

    The Soviet Union: A New Look

    The Soviet Union: A New Look

    01978HD

    This film discusses conditions in the Soviet Union, including party activity and influence, the shortage of consumer goods, the roles of children and...

    The Soviet Union: A New Look
  • 1951
    There Go the Boats

    There Go the Boats

    There Go the Boats

    61951HD

    An historical account looking at how Britain's canals were used, and declining, in 1951.

    There Go the Boats
  • 1970
    Ian James Made

    Ian James Made

    Ian James Made

    01970HD

    Ian James has been creating leather goods for nearly a decade, but only recently realized his dream of opening his own shop. When James got laid off...

    Ian James Made
  • 2011
    Only the Bravest: Tales of the Green Lantern Corps

    Only the Bravest: Tales of the Green Lantern Corps

    Only the Bravest: Tales of the Green Lantern Corps

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    Documentary talking about bravery in the context of Green Lantern, the hero, and the Green Lantern Corps.

    Only the Bravest: Tales of the Green Lantern Corps
  • 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
  • 2004
    Arto Lindsay, Forgive the Beauty: The Love Factory

    Arto Lindsay, Forgive the Beauty: The Love Factory

    Arto Lindsay, Forgive the Beauty: The Love Factory

    02004HD

    In the void created ad hoc to throw us into desperation, fear, shock, the torment of an infinite present, Arto Lindsay sings with words, silences and...

    Arto Lindsay, Forgive the Beauty: The Love Factory
  • 2010
    The Argentina Experiment

    The Argentina Experiment

    The Argentina Experiment

    02010HD

    In December 2001, in Buenos Aires, great crowds of people are heading towards the historic square Plaza de Mayo. Argentina, once amongst the richest...

    The Argentina Experiment
  • 2023
    Fighting Chance

    Fighting Chance

    Fighting Chance

    02023HD

    Three boxing athletes and one coach open up about their journey within the demanding sport. This touches on community, role models, mental health,...

    Fighting Chance
  • 2008
    White Substance

    White Substance

    White Substance

    02008HD

    Ten years have passed since the First Congo War, six since the beginning of the UN mission there. Rape is still being employed as a weapon. In White...

    White Substance
  • 1969
    New Way at Northgate

    New Way at Northgate

    New Way at Northgate

    01969HD

    David Gladwell's ground-breaking documentary about changes in a regional council's approach to caring for children with disabilities.

    New Way at Northgate
  • 1979
    Republic of Zambia

    Republic of Zambia

    Republic of Zambia

    01979HD

    Erich Honecker visits the Republic of Zambia

    Republic of Zambia
  • 1978
    Genesis: Four Billion Years in the Making

    Genesis: Four Billion Years in the Making

    Genesis: Four Billion Years in the Making

    01978HD

    The Great Valley in Africa - a crack of more than 6,500 kilometers in the earth's crust - is the result of the continental fracture that began about...

    Genesis: Four Billion Years in the Making
  • 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
  • 1912
    An Eclipse of the Sun

    An Eclipse of the Sun

    An Eclipse of the Sun

    01912HD

    A short documentary about the April 17 1912 eclipse, which was partially visible in Italy.

    An Eclipse of the Sun
  • 1995
    The Sex Shogun of Shinjuku

    The Sex Shogun of Shinjuku

    The Sex Shogun of Shinjuku

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    "This world of porn exists to make everyone happy," says Touru Muranishi, 49, Japan's leading pornographer. Acting as producer, director, cameraman...

    The Sex Shogun of Shinjuku
  • 1939
    Shadow in the Stream

    Shadow in the Stream

    Shadow in the Stream

    01939HD

    Explores the natural history of the otter, depicted through the fictitious account of a day in the life of Otto the Otter and his mother. The...

    Shadow in the Stream
  • 1944
    Nocturnal Fantasia (I See Everything)

    Nocturnal Fantasia (I See Everything)

    Nocturnal Fantasia (I See Everything)

    01944HD

    A study of nocturnal butterflies and their mating habits.

    Nocturnal Fantasia (I See Everything)