Your search by 'Documentary' identified 48 films

13 Related Sewing Machines
Sweden, 2011, 6 min.
A love song to the art of form and function: the allure of design takes front stage when the history of sewing machines zips across the screen. ... more

75 Watts
Canada, 2010, 13 min.
A young man’s body betrays him on a daily basis, until he picks up the one thing that can calm his mind and enliven his spirit. ... more

A Work of Persol
USA, 2011, 28 min.
An artwork's truest beauty lies in the layers of work that most will never see, and this striking new film celebrates this dedication to the artistic process by exploring the works of international artists working in various fine art disciplines around the world.... more

Carmen Rupe
Australia, 2010, 11 min.
This fascinating documentary introduces us to 74 year old Carmen, an Aussie drag queen and former showgirl who recounts the triumphs and tribulations of her life on stage and off.... more

Charcoal Boy
Germany, 2010, 11 min.
In this beautiful and heart-tugging documentary, charming 14-year-old Pho Htet Aung toils in a charcoal shop in Myanmar but sets his sights on bigger things, like the cute girl who walks by on her way to school. ... more

Collaboration Horizontale
Ireland, 2010, 14 min.
A famous photograph of Liberation Day in a small town in France shows locals celebrating victory over the Germans... or does it? A woman with a shaved head at the center of the photograph triggers a 65-year-old mystery in this fascinating documentary investigation.... more

Danny & Annie
USA, 2010, 6 min.
An animated documentary offering an unexpected vision of what true love looks like. This intimate and heartbreaking film was based on a tale from NPR’s Storycorps project.... more

The Debutante Hunters
USA, 2011, 13 min.
This captivating and nuanced documentary about the culture of hunting and the women who participate presents a fascinating group of articulate, complex and impressive women.... more

Diary
USA, 2010, 20 min.
Tim Hetherington, acclaimed photojournalist and co-director of the Restrepo, was killed covering the Libyan civil war. His memory lives on in this moving personal essay that strives “to express the subjective experience of my work.”... more

Doctor Kong
USA, 2011, 18 min.
How many plastic surgeons do you know who are also in the Guinness Book of Records as the all-time Donkey Kong champion? In this delightful doc, meeet Dr. Hank Chien: plastic surgeon, video game God, and eligible bachelor. ... more

Flying Anne
2010, 21 min.
This intensely personal documentary, winner of Best Short at HotDocs, bursts with emotional and physical energy. Anne, a force-of-nature with Tourette’s, soars in gymnastics but finds the classroom and her two sisters sometimes more than she can handle.... more

Get Luder
Scotland, 2010, 9 min.
In this fascinating documentary, architect Owen Luder watches helplessly as one of his most famous works come to a crashing finale. ... more

Goodbye Mandima
Switzerland, 2010, 11 min.
Aspen Shortsfest awarded top doc honors to Robert-Jan Lacombe’s moving remembrance of the wrenching moment when his family boarded a plane and left behind the vivid world of the rural African village that shaped his childhood.... more

Grandma Neyde`s House
Brazil, 2010, 20 min.
In this harrowing and moving documentary, the filmmaker’s grandmother struggles to keep her home in the face of a son’s crippling crack cocaine addiction.... more

Halloween is a Drag
USA, 2011, 10 min.
Palm Springs’ legendary Arenas Street Halloween party is the subject of this lively documentary capturing the night of costumed revelry in all its splendor.... more

The High Level Bridge
USA, 2010, 5 min.
A bridge in Edmonton is the provocative subject of this wry, gorgeously shot documentary about a very unusual topic: the intersection of civic engineering and suicide.... more

Humanoids
United Kingdom, 2010, 12 min.
Perhaps when the next World Cup winner is crowned, it will be a team of humanoids. These robots, created at the University of Edinburgh, are designed to act by themselves and kick ass on the soccer field.... more

I Now Pronounce You Husband & Husband
USA, 2010, 20 min.
A fascinating look at the effort of New Paltz, NY mayor Jason West’s effort to wed same sex couples and the subsequent political firestorm and arrest he faced as a result.... more

Incident in New Baghdad
USA, 2011, 22 min.
Footage of a U.S. helicopter attack against noncombatants in Iraq caused a public outcry. Lost was the remarkable story of Army Specialist Ethan McCord who rushed to the scene to save two children. Winner of Best Documentary Short at Tribeca.... more

Iva
USA, 10 min.
A unique Make-A-Wish recipient chooses an unlikely prize, a meeting with photographer Amanda Scheer Demme, who documents this burgeoning friendship between two free spirits.... more

John G. Morris: 'Eleven Frames'
USA, 2010, 9 min.
Robert Capa shot six rolls of film of the D-Day landing but only eleven frames survived. In this fascinating portrait, John G. Morris, ‘the world’s most influential photo editor,’ shares stories from his 70 years in photojournalism.... more

Johnny & Lyman: A Life Together
USA, 2010, 18 min.
Having met on the beach in Santa Monica in 1945, Johnny and Lyman have been partners for more than 60 years. In 2008, they joined 18,000 other gay and lesbian couples in America in applying for a marriage license. This is their story.... more

Just Be Frank
Australia, 2010, 14 min.
When Frank, a blind jazz singer from the Bronx, gets a new guide dog, the two begin the gradual process of getting to know, and possibly love, one another. ... more

Kevin
USA, 2010, 36 min.
Jay Duplass’ debut documentary tracks down his musical idol Kevin Gant, who seemed headed for fame in the mid-90s until abruptly disappearing from the Austin music scene in this film about friendship, music, and inspiration.... more

The Labyrinth
USA, 2010, 37 min.
Marian Kolodziej, imprisoned five years at Aushwitz as a young boy, witnessed unspeakable atrocities. For 50 years, he remained silent. Then, after a stroke, he created the remarkable drawings at the center of The Labyrinth, one of the most extraordinary short film experiences of the year.... more

Ladies and Gentlemen: Biddie Schitzerman
Canada, 2010, 8 min.
Biddie and her sidekick Sheckie are finally hanging it up after 65 years of working the Borcht Belt circuit; is that all there is?... more

Laula
Germany, 7 min.
Laula uses the power of her imagination to conjure images of family members who died in the Holocaust and then creates a remarkable collection of paintings to memorialize them.... more

Library of Dust
USA, 2011, 15 min.
This fascinating story of recently discovered urns containing the cremated, unclaimed remains of patients at the Oregon State Hospital prompted calls for reform and won the Grand Jury Prize at the Seattle International Film Festival.... more

Life Model
USA, 2010, 6 min.
A portrait of an aging nude model and how the unique and enduring beauty of her form is reflected in the artwork she inspires.... more

Love Davka
Israel, 2010, 30 min.
This autobiographical documentary charts the dating life of filmmaker Rona Soffer, permanently disabled in a car accident during her teens, as she pursues a fulfilling romantic connection. ... more

Martyr Friday
Egypt, 2011, 10 min.
Shot during the height of Egypt’s uprising that toppled Mubarek, this in-the-moment documentary thrusts us right into the middle of the electrifying events as they unfolded in Tahrir Square.... more

Minka
USA, 2010, 16 min.
A “minka” is a Japanese farmhouse made of massive timbers. In this stunningly beautiful doc, two men, a young Japanese architect and an American news correspondent, build a minka and a lifelong friendship.... more

Missed Connections
USA, 2010, 8 min.
If you’ve ever traded glances with that intriguing man/woman at a coffee shop and let the moment slip away before making your move, then this delightfully witty documentary is your cup of tea (or coffee).... more

Mothersbane
USA, 2010, 12 min.
This highly personal documentary illustrates a filmmaker’s love and concern for the mother who refuses to submit to the ailments that have plagued her for most of her son’s life.... more

Mr. Happy Man
USA, 2010, 11 min.
We should all live in a place with a Mr. Happy Man. Lucky for the the people of Bermuda, they have the incomparable Johnny Barnes.... more

PS Your Mystery Sender
Scotland, 2010, 9 min.
For the last 20 years, the prominent fashion designer Paul Smith has been the recipient of an odd collection of unwrapped packages sent by a mysterious person. Unwrap the mystery in this delightful and artful documentary.... more

Ritual Objects
USA, 2011, 15 min.
With so much attention paid to Tibet’s tragic recent history, there has been remarkably little focus on the simple rituals depicted in this fascinating and enlightening documentary.... more

The Seamstresses
Germany, 2010, 30 min.
In post-communist Macedonia, young women have become the breadwinners for their families as the men sit idly on the sidelines. A fascinating look at this new reality as seen through the lens of life at a seamstress factory... more

Sing, Sing, Sing!
USA, 2011, 22 min.
This exhilarating documentary introduces us to 23 very talented young musicians – the members of the Palm Springs High School Jazz Band – and their mentors, as it takes us behind the scenes to explore their inspirations, their aspirations and the ways in which music has allowed them to express thems... more

Son of Macista
USA, 2010, 7 min.
Looking back on a sudden episode of serious mental illness, the filmmaker challenges his father to revisit a painful, and, ultimately bonding, moment in their relationship. ... more

Sun City Picture House
Haiti, 2010, 27 min.
After watching the last of the old movie theaters get destroyed in the Haiti earthquake, a local man enlists the help of a priest, two young aid workers, and the entire community to make his dream come alive on a hill above a tent city.... more

Sunshine
USA, 2011, 15 min.
Two cameramen travel to Shanghai to work on an ad campaign, setting the stage for an amazing exploration of the contrast between the ‘new’ China and the China of the past.... more

Twinset
Scotland, 2010, 12 min.
This truly exceptional documentary introduces us to a man living his life as a woman in a small, quaint British town where the elderly ladies of the town accept him as one of their own.... more

Two's a Crowd
USA, 2010, 20 min.
The key to Allen and Collette’s only-in-New York marriage is that they live 20 blocks from each other. But when the economic downturn forces them to move in together, the lack of personal space threatens to drive them both crazy.... more

Umoja: No Men Allowed
Australia, 2010, 32 min.
Fed up with being abused by the men in their village, a group of tribal Samburu women in Northern Kenya create their own successful community where no men are allowed. But will the jealous men they left behind leave them in peace?... more

The Unforgettable Hampton Family
USA, 2011, 28 min.
Up from poverty, the Hamptons, a huge and hugely talented African American family, formed a band that played the Apollo Theater and Carnegie Hall. And after the band split up, the music never stopped.... more

The Unspoken
Australia, 2011, 4 min.
A son takes the opportunity to tell his father what he has meant to him in this deeply affecting paean to filial devotion. ... more

Wajeh
Israel, 2010, 16 min.
In this eye-opening documentary, Palestinians of the West Bank, in order to get to work, must pass through a byzantine checkpoint system. A coffee vendor stands witness and provides a small measure of comfort to his customers.... more