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Search 2017, Documentary Short films by title (17)
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Dir: Ed Hancox, United States, 16 min, 2015, Documentary Short
A chilling portrait of the inner workings of the death penalty in America, told by the man once known as "the face of executions". ... more »
ASHLEY ASHLEY
Dir: Ted Sananman, United States, 11 min, 2017, Documentary Short
Ashley Ashley is a documentary short about siblings, competitive spirit, drive and the ability to succeed in America. Motivated by an unorthodox and accomp ... more »
BEAUTIFUL, I AM
Dir: Ora DeKornfeld, United States, 14 min, 2017, Documentary Short
A young traditional Sufi vocalist from Northern rural Pakistan has dreams of what it means to be a professional musician, making it big in America. When ... more »
DOUBLE TALK
Dir: Jessica Bernstein-Wax, United States, 14 min, 2016, Documentary Short
Joan Pera has dubbed "everyone but Sophia Loren," supporting his family of eight for 30-plus years as the onscreen voice in Spain of celebrities like Woody ... more »
EVERY GHOST HAS AN ORCHESTRA
Dir: Shayna Connelly, United States, 7 min, 2017, Documentary Short
Truth hides in the margins and the artist's role is to point to it. The question of what happens after we die is a universal question that paranormal resea ... more »
FOURTH KINGDOM, THE
Dir: Alex Lora & Adan Aliaga, Spain, 14 min, 2017, Documentary Short
The Fourth Kingdom is the kingdom of plastics, a redemption center in NY for immigrants and underdogs where the American Dream becomes possible indeed. ... more »
MAKE THEM BELIEVE
Dir: Taimi Arvidson, United States, 13 min, 2016, Documentary Short
A Russian wrestler enchanted by the United States plays the ultimate villain as the stars and stripes-clad character "American Hope in Moscow's underground ... more »
MOTT HAVEN
Dir: Kyle Morrison, United States, 23 min, 2017, Documentary Short
In the aftermath of a students murder, a social worker utilizes his after school program to help the community cope with grief and reach graduation in the ... more »
NORTHERN COUSIN, THE
Dir: Andrés Arteaga and Andrea Arízaga, Ecuador, 21 min, 2017, Documentary Short
Twenty years after immigrating to the United States, Pedro Erazo, an Ecuadorian musician living in Brooklyn-New York, reflects on how this event has influe ... more »
OTHER SIDE, THE
Dir: Griselda San Martin, Spain, 5 min, 2016, Documentary Short
Just like every other weekend at Friendship Park, dozens of people have come to meet and greet one another on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border fence, a ... more »
PALOMA
Dir: Giovanni Autran, United States, 11 min, 2016, Documentary Short
A series of intimate vignettes are woven together by the memories and dreams of people in central Havana. ... more »
PEHELWANI
Dir: Joao Canziani, India, 10 min, 2017, Documentary Short
The fascinating story of a group of young men that practice the ancient art of 'pehelwan,' or mud wrestling, at the Bhuteshwar Akhara in the town of Mathur ... more »
REFUGEE
Dir: Joyce Chen & Emily Moore, United States, 27 min, 2016, Documentary Short
Every year thousands of people who suffer persecution flee their home countries to seek refuge in the United States. After surviving untold horrors, these ... more »
RICH MAN DAN
Dir: Amy Augustino, United States, 23 min, 2017, Documentary Short
When Dan Augustino contemplates retirement after 35 years of running Metal Strip, a rust and paint removal shop in Worcester, MA, he discovers how difficul ... more »
SAND MEN
Dir: Tal Amiran, England, 13 min, 2016, Documentary Short
Neculai, Aurel and Raj all left their homes in Romania for the same reason - to seek a better life for their family. Now, in Britain, with their loved ones ... more »
SCRAP
Dir: Chris Filippone, United States, 6 min, 2017, Documentary Short
In the shadow of the global metal trade, a metal scrapper hunts the streets of Oakland searching for his day's keep. ... more »
WE ARE MADE OF BONE
Dir: Olivia Ebertz, United States, 20 min, 2016, Documentary Short
We are Made of Bone (Somos de Hueso) is a documentary look at Mexican immigrant life and the fast-growing subculture that venerates the folk saint Santa Mu ... more »