Under 15 Minutes
Watch short documentaries under 15 minutes on Docsville, featuring fascinating stories, real-world topics, culture, nature, and inspiring ideas
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Pushing The Boundaries - The Mavis Bramston Show
In 1964, Carol Raye made history as Australia's first female TV executive by creating The Mavis Bramston Show. This groundbreaking program boldly tackled controversial subjects like sexuality, politics, religion, women's rights, and racism, forever changing the nation's television landscape.
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Eero Saarinen - The Architect Who Saw The Future
Explore the visionary work of architect Eero Saarinen, designer of the Gateway Arch & TWA Flight Center. This documentary follows his son on a cathartic 6K journey to his father's iconic landmarks, from Dulles Airport to the Tulip chair. Witness a timeless legacy that continues to inspire.
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Touching The Sound
Blind from birth, Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii ("Nobu") is a global symbol of hope. His miraculous story demonstrates music's power to inspire anyone facing disabilities or life's hurdles. As a musical ambassador performing worldwide, he spreads a powerful message of resilience.
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Love Me Do
Before they were Beatles, how did they form? This documentary reveals their early years, name change, and Pete Best's departure. Featuring unseen footage and interviews with the band and their first manager. Trace the Fab Four's intriguing origins.
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An Italian Youth
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Director Mathieu Volpe follows Sokuro, using his love story with Nassira to reframe economic migration. This intimate portrait highlights the regret and nostalgia of reluctant exile. By giving a face to a complex, often impersonal issue, the documentary deepens our reflection, superimposing a pro...
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An Italian Youth Trailer
Director Mathieu Volpe follows Sokuro, using his love story with Nassira to reframe economic migration. This intimate portrait highlights the regret and nostalgia of reluctant exile. By giving a face to a complex, often impersonal issue, the documentary deepens our reflection, superimposing a pro...
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Alaska Long Hunters
Experience 1960s Alaska through a young bush pilot’s thrilling true story. From perilous flights in -60°F storms to majestic wilderness, he finds God and life's meaning. Based on "Last of the Long Hunters," this tale of adventure, camaraderie, and heartbreak captures a vanished frontier era. A jo...
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The Curse of Terracotta Warriors Trailer
In 1974, seven Chinese farmers accidentally uncovered the Terracotta Army of Emperor Qin Shi Huang. This is the little-known story of how their lives were forever changed by this world-altering discovery, a blessing that became their curse.
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An Italian Youth
Director Mathieu Volpe follows Sokuro, using his love story with Nassira to reframe economic migration. This intimate portrait highlights the regret and nostalgia of reluctant exile. By giving a face to a complex, often impersonal issue, the documentary deepens our reflection, superimposing a pro...
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Mr Fish - Cartooning From The Deep End
A filmmaker follows a controversial political cartoonist struggling to provide for his family. In a world where satirical humor's commercial value is fading, he fights to stay true to his provocative art while facing financial and social pressures.
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The Boy From The Wild
“The Boy from the Wild,” by Peter Meyer, tells an incredible true story. He grew up on a South African game reserve founded by his father, who dreamed of returning captive wildlife to the wild. This moving, cinematically stunning documentary reveals Peter's survival, his heartfelt lessons, and a ...
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The Cowboy Hat Movie
A cowboy's quest for the perfect hat explores the iconic Stetson's origins, its evolution from practical gear to cultural symbol, and the styles that define the American West. This journey solidifies the hat as the ultimate expression of cowboy identity.
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The Middle Way
“The Middle Way” traces Jam Alker's childhood trauma and his adult pursuit of false idols—money, fame, women—to escape. This led to heroin, his ultimate painkiller. Through raw interviews, the film details his surrender to addiction and the root trauma. Alker’s redemption was catalyzed by music, ...
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Back To Berlin
Back to Berlin is the first biker flick-meets-holocaust feature documentary. Eleven motor bikers have a mission to take the Maccabiah torch from Israel to the site of the infamous 1936 Berlin Olympics, for the first Jewish Olympic Games on German soil. They will retrace the heroic journeys of the...
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A Man And His Trumpet - The Leroy Jones Story
We follow Jones' life journey as he came up playing on the streets of the Saint Bernard Projects, quickly establishing himself as one of NOLA's most sought after trumpeters, founding the legendary Fairview Baptist Brass and Hurricane Brass Band, which lead to the revival of the brass band scene i...
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Finding Francis
Diagnosed with just a year to live, one man embarks on a profound global quest to discover life's true meaning. This award-winning documentary captures his urgent, inspiring journey to find purpose and beauty against a ticking clock.
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My Blood Is Red
My Blood Is Red follows Werá, an indigenous rapper using his music to confront the state-condoned violence against his people in Brazil. Fueled by anger and sadness, his journey is guided by two icons: Criolo, the godfather of Brazilian hip-hop, and Sonia Guajajara, a renowned indigenous leader. ...
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A Greenland Story
A GREENLAND STORY: A 2019 summer journey up Greenland's west coast. With no connecting roads, a humble boat moves past icebergs and whales. We enter homes, hearing from a people at a crossroads. A celebration of culture, a lament for a changing way of life, and a yearning for a positive future.
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Ampire: The Sound Of Music
Ampire is a fun 90-minute documentary exploring the evolution of the guitar amp. Featuring laughs, secrets, and artists from RUSH, The Doors, and REM to Aerosmith, Chris Cornell, and Joe Bonamassa, it reveals the amp's ever-changing voice.
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The Curse Of The Terracotta Warriors
In 1974, seven Chinese farmers accidentally uncovered the Terracotta Army of Emperor Qin Shi Huang. This is the little-known story of how their lives were forever changed by this world-altering discovery, a blessing that became their curse.
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Street Leagues
"Street Leagues" follows the men and women of the Irish Homeless Street Leagues overcoming homelessness and addiction through sport. The film documents their transformative journey to competing in the Homeless World Cup, featuring contributions from ambassador Colin Farrell.
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My Promise To PJ
In "My Promise to PJ," Daniel Baldwin vows to run with the bulls in Pamplona if his friend PJ stays sober. Tragically, after three years, PJ dies from an overdose. Haunted, Daniel gets in shape and makes the run alone to honor his beloved friend, showcasing a family's heartbreaking grief and the ...
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The Game Is UP: Disillusioned Trump Voters Tell Their Stories
A former GOP congressman, a rising Young Republican, an Ohio farmer, an Army Veteran & 'MAGA' hardliner, and three evangelicals. In 2016, they were all committed Trump supporters. This is the story of their political evolutions, revealing the fractures within the GOP as they became his adamant ad...