Documentary Short

A documentary film is a nonfictional motion picture intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record. Such films were originally shot on film stock—the only medium available—but now include video and digital productions that can be either direct-to-video, made into a TV show or released for screening in cinemas. “Documentary” has been described as a “filmmaking practice, a cinematic tradition, and mode of audience reception” that is continually evolving and is without clear boundaries.

U.S. and foreign films

The English film title, original title, country of origin and production year are listed. Foreign-language films are subtitled in English.

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Conspiracy

Ian Johnston | Canada | 2016 | 6 m 47 s Ian is an Emmy-nominated writer and film-maker who lives in Parkdale, Canada. He thinks Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. So did the guy on the grassy knoll.

Empty Hand

John Payten | United Kingdom | 2016 | 11 m The story of British karate and the battle to having it accepted into the Olympic Games.

The Korean War : “Forgotten War”, Stories to Remember

Jun LEE | Republic of Korea | 45 m 38 s For the second year, a special tribute was held in Seoul in memory of Korean War veterans whose remains have yet to be found. 66 years after the war broke out, Korea’s Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs invited and honored their families, who carry… Read more »

Fatal Encounter – The Last Indians of Greenwich

Robert Sherwin | United States | 2016 | 29 m 30 s Filled with deception, turmoil, and death, “Final Encounter – The Last Indians of Greenwich,” is a short documentary that dramatically captures how, in 1644, an unscrupulous leader of New Amsterdam hatched a plan to eradicate any remnants of the last native American stronghold in… Read more »

Under a Sky

Yamen Balkeh | Syrian Arab Republic | 2015 | 39 m 40 s Arabic with English Subtitles Many syrian immigrants struggle every day trying to get used to the new home, the new land. Cairo is one of their hundreds new lands that welcomed them to find safety and security with good life conditions. In… Read more »

The Beautiful Ya’an

Wen Tian | Colombia | 2016 | 17 m 22 s The Beautiful Ya’an Ya’an, located in southwestern China, is a magnificent charming city. However, because of its steep topography and remote location, very few people go there. Ya’an is China’s important national passageway and the only way to Tibet. Known as the Gateway to Tibet, Ya’an… Read more »

Clickety-Clack Film ‘High-Speed Express’

Kenta Nomura | Japan | 2016 | 21 m 27 s This is an experiment to expand the concept of animation film. The film generates a movement by showing alternately 2 groups of images, or A and B. A is a group of images shot by various frame rates, most of which are single-frame shooting. B… Read more »

Will to Dance

Rafaela Galindo | Canada | 2016 | 8 m 58 s Facebook In a celebration of music, dance, friendship and community, three Canadian wheelchair ballroom and Latin dancers learn how dance can be a road of possibilities.

The Opossum Begins

Rick Medina | United States | 2015 | 19 m 45 s Facebook The opossum, or “tlacuache” as many in the Rio Grande Valley know, is a misunderstood nocturnal animal, but for Brownsville, Texas native Aaron Moses it was a source of inspiration. Moses is the creator of a comic book entitled “The Opossum,” where its nocturnal superhero… Read more »

Waiting for the (T)rain

Simon Panay | France | 2015 | 24 m 59 s French with English Subtitles A small village lost in a dusty desert in Burkina’s bush. Two times a week passes the train. Various food items and water bottles thrown by the passengers while passing by constitute the main income of the village, and the only source of… Read more »