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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Frontline Fashion Season 3
Frontline Fashion 3, the award-winning docu-series, is back! Follow host Taylor R and 10 global finalists of the Redress Design Award, the world’s largest sustainable fashion competition. From their homes, they compete in challenges, reveal their collections, and feature in a Vogue Hong Kong shoo...
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Breaking Silence Season 1 Diamonds In The Ring
Can boxing help domestic abuse survivors regain self-respect? Former champion Daniella Smith believes so. Her gym, Diamonds in the Ring, trains survivors like Shonie. We follow Shonie's difficult journey to a charity fight night. Despite a rocky start, she triumphs. The event raises over $30,000 ...
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Excessive Use of Screens
This documentary realistically examines our constant screen connection, focusing on social media and smartphones. It also explores high-consumption TV and video game use. The film reveals the profound consequences of our digital lives and technology's pervasive influence on modern society.
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Breaking Silence Season 1 Say Something
Domestic abuse devastates many Pacific families in NZ, yet secrecy and shame keep it hidden. Simonne struggled to find people to speak openly. Her search led her to the powerful "Say Something" video and its actors, like Lavahki. The 19-year-old had previously attempted suicide. What drives such ...
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Shark Gordon The Ultimate Predator
Dive in! Meet the ocean's most majestic creatures face-to-face. First, encounter the ultimate predator and the most notorious shark in nature: The Great White.
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Frontline Fashion Season 5
Frontline Fashion 5 is an award-winning docu-series tracking 10 global finalists in the Redress Design Award, the world’s largest sustainable fashion competition. Hosted by Taylor R, the series follows the designers competing from home in a COVID-19 world. Watch their journeys, the "Gradients of ...
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K Road Chronicles Housed
"K’ Road Chronicles" features host Six exploring life on the margins. She and ex-sex worker Sammy revisit their old haunts, reminiscing about their shared past living on the streets. This gritty series offers a powerful, unique perspective on poverty and homelessness from those who lived it.
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K Road Chronicles Mickey the Rat
K Road Chronicles offers an inside look at homelessness. Our guide, Six, a former homeless journalist, introduces us to Mickey. Once a drug dealer and addict in his 60s, he lived in a cemetery. But a unique court appearance dramatically changed his life's trajectory for the better.
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K Road Chronicles Keith the Addict
K Road Chronicles offers an inside look at homelessness. Our guide, Six, a former homeless journalist, leads us through Auckland's Karangahape Road. We meet Keith, a synthetic cannabis addict on the streets for 14 years, as he desperately seeks a home and turns to the community organization Lifew...
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K Road Chronicles Ben and His Dog Buddy
K Road Chronicles offers an inside look at homelessness. Our guide is Six, a journalist who was once homeless herself. She explores the harsh, tragic, yet colourful world of Auckland's street people. In one story, she follows Ben, a young man with his dog, Buddy, to answer a poignant question: Ca...
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Breaking Silence Season 1 Financial Abuse
Sarah was a high-functioning professional. But after having children, her partner began withholding money. This financial abuse escalated for years, leaving her and her children briefly homeless. She fled to a refuge. Now, three years later, she's rebuilding her life on a benefit. In speaking wit...
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K Road Chronicles New Beginnings Court
"K Road Chronicles," guided by journalist Six, a former homeless woman, offers an inside look at Auckland's harsh street life. Homeless individuals often end up in jail, but Judge Tony FitzGerald proposes a more humane solution: The Homeless Court, officially the Court of New Beginnings.
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K Road Chronicles Gloria the Sex Worker
"K Road Chronicles" offers an inside look at homelessness. Our guide is Six, a journalist who was once homeless herself. She introduces us to Gloria, who has been living in a park since leaving jail seven months ago. With no job or housing, she survives by selling sex. This is a harsh, tragic, an...
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A Wing & A Prayer
Mark Oremland dreamed of recreating Jean Batten’s 1936 England-to-New Zealand flight in his own DC-3. With companions, he braved brutal weather, endless bureaucracy, and remote engine failures. Nearing the end, a near-disaster strikes. Will Mark achieve his dream, or could this perilous journey b...
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Breaking Silence Season 2 Got Your Backpack
Last year, 53,000 NZ women sought refuge from abuse, often fleeing with nothing. Tam was one, escaping a violent partner. But arriving at the safehouse, a simple, unexpected gesture changed everything, offering not just safety, but a new beginning and hope for her future.
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Breaking Silence Season 1 - David White
After his daughter Helen was murdered by her husband in 2009, David White believes wealth fueled the national news story. This tragedy transformed him into a staunch campaigner against domestic abuse. He now travels across New Zealand, spreading a powerful message of understanding and forgiveness...
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Breaking Silence Season 1 Woven Earth
After escaping abuse in Australia, Kerryn knew how hard it was to restart after a women's refuge. In NZ, she founded Woven Earth. Refuges lack funds to help after housing is secured, so families often arrive with nothing. Kerryn’s team collects donated household goods, then transports and sets up...
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Undaunted, Chasing History at the Boston Marathon
"Undaunted" chronicles an incredible comeback. It follows Juli, a 3'9" physician assistant, who stunned thousands by leading the 2014 Boston Marathon pack. Her story intertwines with a city's resilience after terror. Defying fear, thousands of runners and a million spectators reclaimed the race, ...
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Moments Of Modern Art 4
Moments of Modern Art is a special feature, showcasing incredible works of art and design. From sculptures to tattoos, photography to smartphone art, learn what inspires artists and designers, have a glance into the world of contemporary art and be uplifted by the dedication they have to their cr...
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Moments Of Modern Art 5
"Moments of Modern Art" showcases global creativity, from sculptures and tattoos to photography. Discover what inspires today's artists, get a glimpse into contemporary art, and be uplifted by their dedication. This show is more than art; it's a way of living!
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Breaking Silence Season 2 Sandra Dickson
Rainbow community members face intimate partner violence (IPV) at more than twice the rate of their straight peers. Sandra shares her personal story, highlighting unique challenges like barriers to support and societal stigma that exacerbate this hidden crisis.
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Shark Gordon Thresher Shark
Off Indonesia, marine biologist Ian Gordon observes a unique group of Pelagic Thresher sharks. They are performing a series of mysterious, previously unseen behaviors, captivating scientists and offering a rare glimpse into their hidden lives.
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Breaking Silence Season 2 Wiremu Witana
Over half a million Kiwis suffer from family violence annually, a cycle often passed through generations. But Wiremy's story is one of hope. With his parents' love and support, he courageously broke this cycle, forging a new, peaceful legacy for his family.
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Shark Gordon Hawaiian Tigers
Tiger sharks are second only to great whites in human attacks. But are they actively hunting us at beaches? Most evidence suggests these are not predatory acts. Encounters are typically attributed to curiosity or mistaken identity, not a deliberate hunt for humans.