Documentary Short Movies

In Caribou in the Archive, rustic VHS home video of a Cree woman hunting caribou in the 1990s is combined with NFB archival film footage of northern...

A documentary about the actress who played Miss Torso, the dancer that caught James Stewart's eye in Alfred Hitchcock's classic film Rear Window.

The indigenous people of the Darién Gap rainforest work with conservationists to use their heritage and traditions to protect the endangered...

An early silent color film of Glacier National Park and Mount Rainier. The film is part of the 'Our Colorful World' series, produced by Bell &...

What is a home? Can a body become a home? This short film tries to answer these questions about the construction of our identities through the...

The final episode in our Mini-Docs series comes from musician and writer Jake Anderson, who explores the niche music genres which find an increasing...

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Told from the perspective of her grandson, Rita returns back to the Philippines after years apart. Family, nostalgia, pain sitting exactly where they...

The Oldest Heart is a short documentary that follows the inspiring journey of Australia’s oldest female amateur boxer, Lyn Joy Mills, who at...

Documentary film written by music critic Artemiy Troitskiy. It depicts the variety of Soviet and Baltic rock music and offers its viewer an idea that...

Poor pedestrian, horse drawn carts, wagons and bus travel across bridge at Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.

Erik Løchen struggles to find the midnight sun.

This in-depth documentary short exposes how an irresponsible rancher in Washington State set up a pack of wolves living on public land in a remote...

The official Rocky Mountain National Park Centennial film. The stunning cinematography will take you on a journey into Rocky Mountain National...

Original archival synopsis: The Japanese bombed Darwin many times during World War II because it was strategically important target number one in...

Documentary on the making of "The Searchers" (1956), starring John Wayne and directed by John Ford, with outtakes, behind-the-scenes footage and...

Georg is an Austrian retiree whose mother witnessed the crash of an Allied B-17 near their home during World War II. When he takes up metal detecting...

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

A young Toronto drag performer launches a fundraising campaign for her friend Sondos, a young mother trying to support her family in Palestine