DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILMS

DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILMS

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DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILMS
  • Watch Shiringa: Amazon white gold, 9min., Peru, Documentary/Environmental

    Jorge Escompani is a "Shiringa" master, "Shiringa" is a tree which produces natural latex. This is considered a tradition that preserves great passion and environmental awareness. The extraction of latex from the Shiringa three led to the death of thousands of indigenous people due to slavery dur...

  • REDWOOD SURVIVAL, 5min., USA, Documentary

    Carbon stored in fire-damaged redwoods produces new sprouts directly from tree trunk. The film is about understanding better the details at the chemical level of how these trees are able to come back to rebuild a crown of vigorous green foliage after losing everything.

    Directed by Erik Sather

    P...

  • THE SHOW MUST GO ON, 6min., USA, Documentary

    Is art "essential"? This is a story of how a multi-disciplinary artist of Chinese and Indian descent in New York survived the pandemic and attempts to "return to normal" when the world is now anything but.

    Directed by Fahim Hamid

    Director Statement
    Is art essential? This film is a meditation on...

  • PACING THE POOL, 8min., Australia, Documentary/Sports

    A tiny glimpse into the extraordinary life of Richard Pace. A different approach to life might have seen him crushed under the weight of the physical and mental stresses he has been through since he was a child, however, healing waters have helped him rise above it all!

    https://www.facebook.com/...

  • QUEER MONGOL, 16min., Mongolia, Documentary/LGBTQ+

    Queer Mongol follows four characters over the course of Mongolia's LGBTQ+ Pride Festival, who embody a diversity of gender and sexual identities. The film is a meditation on queerness in the non-west and a nuanced glimpse into a nascent movement on the Central Asian Steppe.

    Directed by Brandt Mi...

  • WILDFIRE, 10min,. Nepal, Documentary/Environmental

    A little red panda, a rare species, has become homeless as a result of the recent 16-day wildfire in the Nepali mid-hills, yet one more of a growing number of symptoms of the climate crises that spares no human nor animal.

    https://nepaldocumentaryfilms.com/
    https://www.instagram.com/_samsonfilms...

  • DISABLED ARTIST SHOWCASE: Creating Our Spaces, 29min., Documentary/Musical

    We examine the work of four disabled musical and film artists living with Cerebral Palsy and SMA (Spinal Muscle Atrophy) who are helping to lead the movement that is advocating for inclusion of more disabled artists in the music, film and entertainment industries. Their extraordinary talents are ...

  • WE TREES, 3min., USA, Documentary/Environmental

    Ever wonder what trees think of us, now that we've created a climate crisis? Watch this 3-minute film to find out. Bill McKibben calls We Trees "Short and elegant."

    http://www.samkauffmann.com/
    https://www.facebook.com/sam.kauffmann.7
    https://www.instagram.com/sam.kauffmann.1//

    Directed by Sam ...

  • A SMALL ACT OF COURAGE, 16min., Comedy concert film

    Recorded during a live performance in Brattleboro, VT, humorist, story-teller and now... musician? Dylan Brody brings a guitar and a looping box to his act risking poetry, confession and an actual song to his act!

    Directed by Dylan Brody

    http://dylanbrody.com/a-small-act-of-courage

    https://ins...

  • THE FULL CATASTROPHE, 4min,. USA, Documentary

    Directed by Yolanda Reid Chassiakos
    Ethnic Cleansing in Smyrna, 1922: A Family's Odyssey

    https://amphitritepublishing.com/

  • Watch THE STORY OF MARJAN THE BUNNY. 2min., Animation/Documentary

    Marjan the bunny was the first pet of little Mitja, which was named after his dad. One day boy found an empty cage and he didn't know where the bunny had disappeared.

    http://www.mancekmitja.si/en/Films/ProfessionalYears/TheStoryOfMarjanTheBunny/
    https://twitter.com/mancekmitja

    Director Statemen...

  • SREBENICA short film watch, 1min., Political/Black & White

    This work is about Srebrenica, Bosnia, place of the last european genocide where thousands of muslim people were killed.

    The video can be seen both as a retranscription of the events and a reflection about the human condition.

    Firstly, the possibility of the horror in the human condition. The b...

  • Watch FINDING THE LIGHT, UK, 24min., Documentary/Poltiical

    Three trauma survivors tell stories of their journey from darkness to light.

    http://www.thoughtjuicefilms.co.uk/

    Directed by Linzy Attenborough
    https://www.instagram.com/linzyattenborough

    DP: Filippo Mazzarino
    https://www.instagram.com/mazzarinofilippo/

    Sound Mixer: Christian Majer
    https://ww...

  • DOCTOR OF THE "POLISH EAGLES" short film watch, Poland, Sports

    Directed by Małgorzata Szyszka

    https://www.facebook.com/malgosiaszyszka

    The film tells about the work of doctor Janusz Garlicki of the Polish national football team, which won, among others, the Olympic gold medal during the time of coach Kazimierz Górski.
    All devoted fans of Polish football kn...

  • Flowing - My dream of more freedom short film watch, 4min., Environmental

    In “Flowing – My dream of more freedom” the river itself speaks to us about its dream of flowing wilder and freer again, thereby providing a home (again) to a diversity of species.

    Rivers have always provided fundamental and vital services for mankind and the environment.
    However, dams, weirs an...

  • MONEY IS AS INNOCENT AS THE GUN short film watch, DOC Experimental

    a film of spoken word for action

    http://moneyisasinnocentasthegun.com/

    https://www.twitter.com/moneyisas

    Directed by Chris Colling

  • URBAN NOISE - Istanbul short film watch, Documentary/Experimental

    http://alperdurmaz.com/
    https://www.facebook.com/durmazalper
    https://twitter.com/alprdurmaz?lang=tr
    https://www.instagram.com/alperdurmaz__/?hl=tr

    (All shots, sounds, and musics in this film were recorded with a smartphone on Istanbul streets)
    Istanbul's city noise, street music, and daily chaos...

  • KOFI'S DREAM short film watch, 5min., Italy, Documentary

    https://www.facebook.com/IL-SOGNO-DI-KOFI-The-Short-Movie-102442388630548
    https://www.instagram.com/frankyestan/

    Directed by Francesca Stangoni

    Produceer Daniele Lincetto

    Director Statement

    Dreams can come true...sometimes
    We got what we need or what we deserve
    Enjoy your life and your time,...

  • WOLF WATCHERS short film watch, 15min., Documentary

    Braving the realities of the harsh Montana winter and changing hunting regulations, hobby and career biologists track and study wolves in the Northern Tier of Yellowstone National Park. While the fate of wolves remains uncertain, the devotion and passion of Yellowstone’s Wolf Watchers are always ...

  • REFUGIO short film watch, Documentary/Environmental

    Sergio, a 27 year old environmental engineer, veterinary student and environmental activist in Bolivia makes it his life's mission to save animals and the vulnerable ecosystems we depend on. His journey takes us to Senda Verde, an animal refuge in the jungle with over 900 wild animals rescued fro...

  • DISCO SAUCE: The Unbelievable True Story of Penne Alla Vodka short film watch

    Penne Alla Vodka is America's dirty little secret. While its secret origin might surprise you, its sordid history will baffle you, which is why food fanatic filmmaker Roberto Serrini delved deep into the dish grilling celeb chefs, exploring NYC's best clandestine markets, having it analyzed by sc...

  • OLD HOUSE short film watch, 4min,. Experimental/Documentary

    About the depth of the hypocrisy of Russian invaders and coming consequences of their crazy adventure at XXI century. For in addition to the woes and sorrows the war has brought to Ukraine, the Kremlin's perfidious madness is destroying Muscovy itself.

    Directed by Alexander Sparinsky

    http://sp...

  • KATH DUNCAN - THE UNTOLD STRUGGLE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS short film watch, Documentary

    A Documentary film about the life and activism of LGBTQ Scot Kath Duncan The most important Uk Civil rights leader past 100 years but almost forgotten in time until my Highly acclaimed stage play #liberty and my biography of Kath The Last Queen Of Scotland stage play Liberty

    http://www.kathdunca...

  • THE SHOW MUST GO ON short film watch, 6min., Documentary

    Is art "essential"? This is a story of how a multi-disciplinary artist of Chinese and Indian descent in New York survived the pandemic and attempts to "return to normal" when the world is now anything but.

    Directed by Fahim Hamid