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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Criminals Chile: Juan Davila
Exploring Chile’s criminal underworld and its justice system, this piece profiles convicted kingpins and victims of wrongful imprisonment. It reveals how inmates survive one of the world's most brutal prison environments, and their immense struggle to rebuild their shattered lives after release.
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The Taxidermist
Step-by-step, we witness the gruesome art of taxidermy. Yet the reluctant artist’s mind drifts to his true passion: the saxophone. A short film about dissonant lives stitched together.
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Criminals Chile: Claudio Borquez
Exploring Chile’s criminal underworld and its justice system, this piece profiles convicted kingpins and victims of wrongful imprisonment. It reveals how inmates survive one of the world's most brutal prison environments, and their immense struggle to rebuild their shattered lives after release.
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It Started With A Duck
In Bangladesh, rising floods threaten survival. Refusing to see her crops fail, Janahara bought ducks. Her story is one of resilience, showcasing the crucial role women play on the frontlines of climate adaptation, forging new paths to security on a warming planet.
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Criminals Chile: Christian Llanquileo
Exploring Chile’s criminal underworld and its justice system, this piece profiles convicted kingpins and victims of wrongful imprisonment. It reveals how inmates survive one of the world's most brutal prison environments, and their immense struggle to rebuild their shattered lives after release.
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Biggie and Tupac
Nick Broomfield's documentary investigates the unsolved murders of Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. It explores the theory that the LAPD deliberately fumbled the case, with ex-cop Russell Poole providing evidence of police corruption. The film alleges a cover-up to conceal connections betwee...
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Criminals LA: Carl Cruz
This series uncovers L.A.'s notorious criminals through disturbing interviews. It reveals the toxic mix of troubled childhoods, addiction, and a broken justice system that fuels a life of crime. The show explores what drives people to violence and the difficult path to breaking the cycle.
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Criminals LA: Laura Graceux
This series uncovers L.A.'s notorious criminals through disturbing interviews. It reveals the toxic mix of troubled childhoods, addiction, and a broken justice system that fuels a life of crime. The show explores what drives people to violence and the difficult path to breaking the cycle.
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Criminals LA: Mark
This series uncovers L.A.'s notorious criminals through disturbing interviews. It reveals the toxic mix of troubled childhoods, addiction, and a broken justice system that fuels a life of crime. The show explores what drives people to violence and the difficult path to breaking the cycle.
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Criminals LA: Larry Levine
This series uncovers L.A.'s notorious criminals through disturbing interviews. It reveals the toxic mix of troubled childhoods, addiction, and a broken justice system that fuels a life of crime. The show explores what drives people to violence and the difficult path to breaking the cycle.
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Criminals LA: John Denny
This series uncovers L.A.'s notorious criminals through disturbing interviews. It reveals the toxic mix of troubled childhoods, addiction, and a broken justice system that fuels a life of crime. The show explores what drives people to violence and the difficult path to breaking the cycle.
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Criminals LA: Nick Mechanic
This series uncovers L.A.'s notorious criminals through disturbing interviews. It reveals the toxic mix of troubled childhoods, addiction, and a broken justice system that fuels a life of crime. The show explores what drives people to violence and the difficult path to breaking the cycle.
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Criminals LA: Raquel, Queen of Bail
This series uncovers L.A.'s notorious criminals through disturbing interviews. It reveals the toxic mix of troubled childhoods, addiction, and a broken justice system that fuels a life of crime. The show explores what drives people to violence and the difficult path to breaking the cycle.
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Township Architect
Post-apartheid, townships remain: under-resourced, largely-black communities. Residents describe cramped conditions, scarce amenities, and safety concerns, revealing a legacy of enduring inequality.
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The Jazz Baroness
Filmmaker Hannah Rothschild investigates her great-aunt's 1950s disappearance. The Jewish British Baroness, a married mother, abandoned her life for jazz genius Thelonious Monk in New York. Helen Mirren voices her words, while Quincy Jones and others recount this incredible story of sacrifice, pr...
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Tracing Che
Che Guevara, the bereted icon, remains a potent 20th-century myth: part saint, part revolutionary adventurer. His saga—from youthful Latin American journeys, to alliance with Fidel Castro, to tragic death in Bolivia at 39—inspires and divides, ensuring his legend endures in controversy and passion.
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Criminals Chile: Marcia Scantlebury
Exploring Chile’s criminal underworld and its justice system, this piece profiles convicted kingpins and victims of wrongful imprisonment. It reveals how inmates survive one of the world's most brutal prison environments, and their immense struggle to rebuild their shattered lives after release.
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Criminals LA: Ed Serrano
This series uncovers L.A.'s notorious criminals through disturbing interviews. It reveals the toxic mix of troubled childhoods, addiction, and a broken justice system that fuels a life of crime. The show explores what drives people to violence and the difficult path to breaking the cycle.
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Killing Gävle
In the city of Gävle, Sweden, there is an annual fight between local custodians and mischievous pagans for the spirit of Christmas. Each year since 1966, local business owners have paid for a 40ft straw goat to be made and displayed in the main square for the Holiday season. In 37 of those years,...
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The Wonderful Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl 2
Leni Riefenstahl claimed her art transcended politics. Yet her iconic films, Triumph of the Will and Olympia, glorify Nazi power and Aryan ideals. In Mueller's documentary, her steely perfectionism and denials persist, but the evidence within her frames tells a different story.
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The Wonderful Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl 1
Leni Riefenstahl claimed her art transcended politics. Yet her iconic films, Triumph of the Will and Olympia, glorify Nazi power and Aryan ideals. In Mueller's documentary, her steely perfectionism and denials persist, but the evidence within her frames tells a different story.
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Air Ace
In 1937, Winnie Drinkwater became the world's first female commercial airline pilot. Hired by Scottish Airways, she faced immense prejudice in a male-dominated field. Despite her skill and qualifications, she endured public skepticism and industry resistance, battling for the right to simply do h...
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War Peace
The documentary "War/Peace" re-introduces 1960s radical student activists. It features former Weather Underground leaders Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn, long silenced by the government and press. The film serves as a crucial historical reminder of when young minds last organized to challenge an...