Documentary Short Movies

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Special feature from Criterion’s release of Desperate Living, where writer-director John Waters tours the Baltimore location that served as the...

Documentary about the production of Bunk #7.

A short documentary film that explains why ancestral languages are dying and promotes their preservation.

It is not often that your patrons will get a chance to take a trip through a veritable Garden of Eden. On his trip Burton Holmes will show them many...

A short documentary film about how a last-minute news story is incorporated into a newspaper’s printing process.

A documentary short that uses fish to explore identity and belonging in a metropolis.

A look behind the scenes of Christopher Nolan's film "Oppenheimer" about an American scientist and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.

In the male dominated society of Iran, Farahnaz Shiri, the first female bus driver in Tehran, has made her own little society in her bus. In Iran...

Brian Bolland’s artwork is instantly recognizable to comic book enthusiasts all over the world. Known for his amazing cover art, it was a rare...

Tardigrades—tiny creatures just one millimeter in size—exhibit extraordinary adaptability.

The winter pond sleeps, life beneath the surface has ceased. The rays of the frosty sun penetrate the ice crust, and fishermen release oxygen into...

A group of Miskito Indians use Nicaraguan child soldiers in their resistance against the Sandinistas.

Noemí, an Ayuukjä'äy woman reflects on the loss of her native tongue with a voice that blends into day to day life in Cerro Costoche...

Mina Smallman’s daughters were murdered. As their killer and police who took selfies with the bodies come to trial, she shares her journey of...

Simon Intihar’s film will delight geeks, bring memories back and encourage young people to google even quicker. One thing is certain. Having...

What does being a woman really mean? How do women live the status society reserves for them? A group of women, beautiful or not, young or not, gifted...

Through the memories of three Scarborough residents, unhome explores the cultural identity of home and the impact of gentrification

1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.