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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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Crackle & Drag
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TR Ericsson | United States | 2015 | 48 m Crackle & Drag is a film-poem created by visual artist TR Ericsson. A haunting epitaph of maternal and filial love structured around a series of biographical vignettes and narrated by several audio voice recordings left on the artist’s answering machine by his late mother in… Read more »

Don’t Bring Scott
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David Pavlosky | United States | 2015 | 29 m A personal documentary portrait that investigates the roots of homophobia in the American family and its reinforcement via religion and society. When David’s working-class parents decide to celebrate their 46th wedding anniversary without inviting his life partner, this All-American, rural family is dragged into the 21st… Read more »

Fred and Emile
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Christian de Rezendes | United States | 2015 | 24 m 50 s Facebook ‘Fred and Emile’ were the first gay men to announce their marriage in the front page of The Lowell Sun newspaper. Their colorful past and innate charm presents a vivid picture of ‘the bad old days’ and the strides that have… Read more »

Montana Death Trains
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Gene Bernofsky | United States | 2015 | 24 m 47 s In Montana, every day, thousands of obsolete oil tanker cars from the Bakken roll across the State, four Indian Reservations and the entire Southern border of Glacier National Park.

Radioactive Veteran
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Mark Wampler Facebook A documentary short that offers a new look at nuclear fallout in America.

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Seth Ronquillo | United States | 2013 | 10 m 54 s A portrait of the American Dream through the eyes of an undocumented immigrant family.

Journey From War to Peace
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Terry Leary, George Lewis | Sierra Leone | 2016 | 30:15 Journey from War is the story of a series of courageous choices by the citizens and government of Sierra Leone, who succeeded not just in leaving behind a long and devastating civil war, but also in forging a path of forgiveness and healing between… Read more »

Teta
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Alexandra Hidalgo | United States | 2017 | 25:21 Facebook | Twitter In Teta, Alexandra Hidalgo tells the story of her journey nursing her youngest son, Santiago, for twenty-two months. Teta uses Hidalgo’s narration and the footage shot by her husband to portray the ups and downs of nursing a baby as a working mother of… Read more »

The Chicago Mixtape
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Paola Piers-Torres | United States | 2016 | 27:49 Facebook Systemic violence has resulted in 784 homicides in Chicago in 2016. Violence has become the norm for many residents, leaving a bleak future. This film explores how arts programs provide an alternative. Through the story of 13-year-old Jalen, we enter into the world of spoken… Read more »

In Search of Devaki
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Devaki Bist | Nepal | 2016 | 41:00 Nepali with English Subtitles Facebook ‘In Search of Devaki’ investigates the ongoing practice of ‘Deuki Pratha’ – the outlawed tradition of selling and offering young girls in the name of God in Far-West Nepal. The custom involves offering a young girl, and in the past a young… Read more »