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The remarkable true story of an officer who crossed the “blue code of silence.”
An elderly Lebanese couple follow the 2011 Egyptian spring revolution on TV.
A taxi driver in Tripoli is confounded by a mysterious little boy in his car.
A series of inexplicable events alters the realities of two women named Helen.
Mental health is important! No one knows that better than comedian Maria Bamford. Now she’s opening up the discussion with fellow comedians and artists who share their own experiences. Join their funny, moving, and utterly candid conversations.
What is life like in North Korea? A few years ago, Korean-American filmmaker Christina Choe visited the now-forbidden country to get insight into the lives of its citizens and secretly film her experiences. (Things did not go according to plan.)
Across America, being trans can put your life at risk. Director Tony Zosherafatain visits North Carolina, Texas, Mississippi, and Idaho to meet individuals impacted by anti-trans laws and leaves inspired by their fight to exist in their own country.
After a night he can’t remember, Dr. Ari Milus seeks out his sleep disorder specialist. But when the doctor is found dead, he questions his own involvement as repressed memories resurface of a dangerous religious leader known as the Wordmaker.
A dark, visceral drama and a tale of redemption. Joseph is a broken man who decides to confront his painful past, meeting an unexpected kindred spirit along the way. From director Shane Meadows, with a career-defining performance by Stephen Graham.
Most Americans have a special way of discussing issues of death: ignore it. In this new documentary series, five terminally ill people break that silence, offering testimonies about life, faith, love, and fear from a place where death is imminent.
A timely mash-up of original sketches, musical performances, animation and rare Second City footage. Featuring Second City alumni and famous friends and filmed from basements, bedrooms and bunkers from across the country.
The political cartoonists of The Nib have teamed up for a new animated series that strikes at the heart of our present-day dystopia. Now Season 2 is here featuring sizzling satire from the likes of Matt Bors, Jen Sorensen and Emily Flake.
The political cartoonists of The Nib team up for a series that strikes at the heart of our present-day dystopia.
Now that we know he’s a false prophet, Sri Kumare can get even more real with his spiritual guidance. In this season, Kumare tackles modern issues like loneliness, anxiety, and diet with hilarious lessons. Who knew that loneliness was like cheese?
When an earthquake unburies three skeletons, strange phenomena begin to occur around a single dad, his young son, an incarcerated woman, and a mentalist. One officer tries to find the truth, but she’s met with inexplicable revelations at every turn.
Meet the next big names in music. Four young Black women musicians from Chicago talk about their inspirations, personal hardships, and how music has shaped them. Witness their jaw-dropping talent as they rise up in the male-dominated industry.
After a mysterious call sends Katie Bonner on a search for a woman named Tala, she leaves her upscale life behind to enter a dark web of international cover-ups, corruption, and trafficking. She soon realizes her obsession could cost her everything.
In season one, we meet a vastly diverse group of people, from a comedian to a gymnast, who have even more diverse run-ins with the law. Anyone can get stopped by cops, but what happens next largely depends on some pretty unfair factors.
The road to progress is paved in blood, sweat, and oil. This Nordic drama follows the history-making events that created modern Norway. When a small fishing town discovers something big, six individuals must seize a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
In this short that spawned 2012’s award-winning film Beasts of the Southern Wild, a ragtag band of survivors in postapocalyptic New Orleans decide to reclaim their loved ones from the waves.
Cathrine and her live-in boyfriend, Simon, have an almost perfect relationship, but the one thing that’s lacking overpowers everything else. When she starts becoming attracted to her female co-worker Selma, her entire love life is put to the test.
There’s only one way to really get to know a writer: over drinks. Reza Aslan sips Old Fashioneds with today’s most important voices in writing, across multiple disciplines, diving into their process, inspiration, and backgrounds. Cheers.
As a mysterious and deadly pandemic begins to spread, a group of residents in the outskirts of a large US city are thrown into chaos, including a conflicted criminal, a disillusioned paramedic, and a grieving mother looking for answers.
Brilliant peacemaker Ann-Mari Sundell takes one final job: to broker an agreement between Turkey and the Kurds. But she soon realizes the mission is nothing like it seems, as shocking truths unfold to reveal a larger, more twisted political game.
In September 2017, the US Virgin Islands were hit hard by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Now, those living on the 32-square-mile island of St. Thomas must learn how to rebuild—and thrive—in the face of unbelievable loss.
New European Parliamentary assistant Samy is tasked with a shark finning amendment, but with virtually no experience, he gets duped by lobbyists, tormented by colleagues, and ghosted by his own boss. Can Samy swim with the sharks or get eaten alive?
Kids weigh in on the world they’re about to inherit. Their verdict? They might need to find a replacement. From VR to space travel, hear their takes on a future that’s freaky.
Five kids, an erratic brother, a sleazy boss, a seductive co-worker, and a wife he can’t let go. Guy Nehama must navigate all of this while chasing his lifelong dream of being a stand-up comedian. No wonder his hair is gray.
Sten is a grieving widower who’s never truly lived. His 20-something son, Aron, is navigating his first love and his 37-year-old daughter, Clara, is sick of societal pressures and online dating. Love isn’t this family’s forte, but they’re learning.
The Trump administration is doing everything to keep Mexican and Central American migrants from crossing into the United States. Filmmaker Jordi Ruiz Cirera traveled to Tijuana and asked four migrant children to imagine the life that may await them.
Jacobo Vidal loves his family, he’s just not the most loving guy. His obsession with protecting them ends up causing more problems than solutions. As the family matures over 16 years, he’ll question everything he knew about being a father.
Julien is 31, unemployed, and lives at home with mom. When he runs into his high school sweetheart, she reveals they have a teenage son. Now he’s on a mission to be a good father and win back his girl, but first he’s got some growing up to do.
Would Georgia O’Keeffe have her place in art history if she hadn’t moved to New Mexico? Would Naoshima still be an empty island without Tadao Ando’s touch? See how eight artists and places have forever changed their respective landscapes.
Academy Award winner for Best Documentary Film, the story follows the murder of a white woman and the Black teen that everyone—from officers to journalists—was ready to condemn. When his defense lawyer joins the case, everything changes.
To us they’re mundane objects, but to them they’re priceless. House on Fire asks individuals to save one thing if their house were ablaze. The items they choose tell entire stories about culture, identity, and the true value of material possessions.
Get a glimpse at the future of health and rehab through five individuals testing out groundbreaking new technology and programs, from robotic exoskeletons to virtual reality pain relief. Judging by their stories, the future is bright.
An artist laments a lost love during a train ride, as his memories unfurl along the tracks.
In this darkly comic new digital series, a young woman navigates her way thru New York. It can be hard when you're using an Instagram that time-travels, debating a portal to another dimension, or battling your roommates during an apocalypse.
Seven billion people. One act. Infinite ways to do it. With the power to influence cultures, industries, and personal ambitions, how we eat is a direct entry point into understanding humanity.
How do you transform tragic properties like the Flight 93 crash site or the motel where Dr. King was assassinated into a positive communal space? Real estate expert Randall Bell says: don’t erase the past, change the narrative.
Nathan Silver has been casting his mother, Cindy, in his films since 2012. In this documentary series, we follow the pair as they try to repair their relationship over the dinner table, at the synagogue, and, finally, on the set of a film.
The premise is simple: one random caller is chosen and Chris Gethard talks to that person for 30 unfiltered minutes. From a caller who recently discovered she’s gay to a walking ghost magnet, the stories range from inspiring to downright chilling.
At 24, Anne finally has her life in order, but all of that is about to change. She gets restless with her job and relationship, her family is falling apart, and after one ex cuts her off, another shows up on her doorstep. A lot can change before 25.
Recently graduated with her own place, Anne seems to be figuring it all out, but when she runs into her first girlfriend, Lily, she thinks back on all the ex-girlfriends and lovers who have shaped—and confused—her idea of love, life, and adulthood.
There are 75 different categories of American work visas - but one of the best known is O-1, the “genius” visa designated for people who have attained profound professional achievement. We explore what it takes to qualify for this rare status.
Writer, director, and performer Wyatt Cenac stars in this new digital series about a Brooklyn resident moonlighting as a crime-fighting vigilante. Nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series - 2018.
Dr. Merel Kindt is a clinical psychologist with a new way to treat, or even eliminate, phobias and the effects of emotional trauma. Amazingly, it seems to work. In this four-part series, we follow the doctor as she cares for terrified patients.
What are you good at? Choosing a doughnut? Spying on other people’s text messages? Touching your toes? Even though you might not have the kind of achievements you believe are worth bragging about, these bright spots are still worth celebrating.
A group of Jewish senior citizens in Palm Desert finds community in an unlikely place: the local Wendy’s fast-food franchise, where every week they celebrate Shabbat with candles, prayers, and milkshakes.
A beautiful meditation on life and love, created out of archival imagery from the golden age of space exploration.
All she told her daughter is that they were going for a walk. She didn’t say where their journey would end.
During the Cold War, wiretapping phones was a major form of government surveillance.
This narrative short uses actual dialogue from a legal deposition to pose questions about truth, facts and the nature of office equipment.
In late November of 2016, outside Petah Tikva City Hall, two Israelis attacked a 40-something African refugee, Babikir Adham-Uvdo, after reportedly seeing him speaking with a group of white Jewish girls.
A young woman in a nameless Eastern Bloc country dreams of going abroad for the first time.
When lonely aeronauts have a meet-cute, their budding romance hits some unexpected turbulence.
In an apocalyptic near future, a woman exposed to a deadly contagion must struggle to make it through the night alone.
This public transportation worker has a job that's more satisfying than you might have ever imagined.
In this beautifully animated short, a Chinese mother opens up to her British-born daughter about her own tumultuous upbringing—and about why she worries that she’s failed her kids.
A floundering portfolio manager finds out the hard way that his relationships might be in even more trouble than his business.
Referring to the Twilight-Zone-like existence in American prisons, The Zo reveals the arbitrary and inhumane tactics guards use to deliberately torment inmates. Illustrations by Molly Crabapple.
A haunting short about inmates in the Arizona state-prison system working to break wild horses as they prepare for their own release.
President Trump’s inauguration was a divisive event for American citizens and media outlets. In this short doc, we explore how Mexican news organizations covered the historic and surreal day.
Get inside the over-60-years-old tradition of the talented live “mermaids” at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park in Florida.
The first openly gay country band disappeared after one 1973 album. It wasn’t until the internet arrived that Lavender Country began to find its audience.
In this short, shot in one continuous take and made by Jim Cummings we meet Crystal, who’s just like any other American millennial: glued to her phone, avoiding her student loans, and sticking up liquor stores for a quick hit of cash.
For a 17-year-old named Chris and his friends and family, hunting rabbits is an annual Everglades tradition. But it’s not just for sport; it’s a way for folks to make ends meet.
For a group of friends gathered around a kitchen table, the game Settlers of Catan is fueled by lies, betrayal, threats, and plenty of processed snack food.
In 1920, a woman’s body was found burned in Sydney, Australia. The mysterious death became a cause célèbre, and as this lyrical animated film shows, the story is just as haunting almost a century later.
Nominated for an Oscar® in the Live Action Short Film category, The Letter Room follows an empathetic corrections officer (Oscar Isaac) who finds escape in the deeply personal letters written to an inmate on death row. Co-starring Alia Shawkat.
In this provocative short documentary, three women who made the decision to mother from afar tell their stories, and open up about what they lost—and gained—when they left the homes they had shared with their children.
A lone Vietnamese fisherman trying to survive in an apocalyptic future encounters an android he hoped would have remained in his dark past. Sci-fi and nature collide in this dystopian story set against the lush and expansive South China Sea.
A young Yemeni basketball lover is too shy to join a game in his new home of New York City—until a friendly local shows him how it’s done.
A petty teenage squabble over a debt turns into a lesson about collective responsibility.
When a crew of astronauts returns to Earth after a mission in space, no one is prepared for the otherworldly vibes they bring back with them.
Chaperoning his cat during a romantic rendezvous is not this teen’s idea of a good time.
A divorced dad is torn between making his daughter happy and spending time with her.
A recent breakup fuels two friends during a long slog up a steep hill.
Full-body sweaters take a star turn in this hilarious short about a woman who finds true lust in a cabin in the woods.
Two Swedish filmmakers recruited people to attempt something most of us have never done before: jump off a diving platform that’s ten meters high (about 33 feet)—on camera.
A series of vignettes remixing humans and animals, dreams and reality.
In this dreamlike short, the boundaries between humans and the natural world grow thin. Just don’t call it a religious experience.
They met on the powwow circuit and went on to redefine it. Adrian and Sean are the first same-sex duo to compete in the San Manuel Sweetheart Dance. The Native American tradition was once for hetero couples only — until these trailblazers came along.
A teenager named Xavier leaves baseball practice, and his life is immediately put at risk. By the people charged with protecting it.
A Palestinian family navigates the difficulties of raising Arabian horses in the West Bank—where access to vets and training facilities always seems to be a checkpoint away.
Beach balls. Doctor boners. Farts. Snow. This film, starring Cocoon Central Dance Team, just might have invented its own genre: comedy-dance-sketch-fantasy. Consider swapping your Yule log for Cocoon this visually stunning potpourri of...something.
When a young man ditches his girlfriend for a classmate, he learns that following your heart doesn’t always lead to happiness.
A young girl goes to great lenghts to connect to her emotionally unavailable father.
A short documentary about the annual tradition of drunk men and women wondering around American cities dressed as Santa.
A beautiful portrait of a charismatic young New Yorker, Sam Diaz, who sings in the subway for money.
Navigating school, streets, and public transit, we see a day in the life of a young woman in Istanbul, and learn some things-like being harassed on buses-are universal.
If you see Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport, it means two things: Donald Trump’s on the putting green, and it’s time for selfies. We spend a day with the rubberneckers and the presidential jet.
A group of white kids with fake guns try to reenact the LA riots.
In the late 1960s, Richard Atkins started a promising new career as a folk artist—and then lost it in one paralyzing moment. In this mixed-media short, he tells the story of his rise, fall, and the long afterlife of his brief recording career.
The border town of Del Rio becomes a vibrant limbo for an actress and a cowboy.
A Muslim woman’s plan to take her place among the martyrs is complicated by her own terror.
A young woman decides to spend the night at home and ends up experiencing her apartment (and herself) in a whole new way.
A man agrees to Cast himself to a time-warp experiment, and finds himself 100 years in the past—i.e., in our present.
Caroline has a chance encounter with a guy who says he knows her. As soon as she learns, the young man knows a lot more than she'd ever imagine.
A fast-talking fox ends up behind bars. It ain’t easy to figure out where it all went wrong.
The true story of a mother’s fight to protect her family during Apartheid.
A portrait of the life of a genderqueer second-grader in the Deep South.
When making friends is hard, you can turn to the phone for help. Pauline takes it all to an entirely new level.
A little girl is forced to grow up fast, but what happens when she has to choose between her family and her future?
In this abstract animated short, a cityscape rises, falls, and morphs to a galloping jazz soundtrack by musician Jason Lindner.
Once prosperous, the village of Congo Mirador is now rotting away. At the center are two women on opposing sides of Venezuelan politics. As national elections approach, can the village survive corruption, pollution, and economic decay?
An adult man living with his mom in Tripoli suddenly has to fend for himself.
The residents of a Houston retirement home do battle with boredom by taking up a wacky new hobby: playing the kazoo. In this short documentary, they muse about what it means to face your own mortality with “attitude.”
Obits explores the unexpected connections between the lives of three strangers who all died on the same day, revealing how much more we have in common than we might think.
A kid killing time in class takes a supersonic thrill ride without leaving his desk.
Welcome to Lanzhou, a city in northwest China that’s famous for its beef noodle soup. In this short documentary, we meet some of the students who flock there to learn the secrets of hand-pulling Lanzhou lamian.
Friends, parties, new romance. Some people dive headfirst into their 20s. For Noemí Goldberg, who has unreliable friends, overbearing relatives, and an unwanted pregnancy, her 20s feel more like choppy waters she must wade through.
His dad taught him what to bring-not how to deal with what was left behind. Nominated for a 2018 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.
Meet the Beverly Hills parents who scream from the sidelines—and the ref who’d like to kick them out.
A short-film in which Steven Jerome shows you the traditional and beautiful art of basket making. A how-to guide from director Heather Condo.
It’s a typical day for the mobbed-up guys on the block—just with a whole different set of guys when an Italian slur for African Americans gets transposed to a whole other community.
An angry little bear loses his mother. Then he loses his mind.
A tweaked-out couple thinks their money problems might be solved completely when they find a nasty surprise in a meal from the corner store.
In this moving short documentary we follow the children of incarcerated women as they board buses organized to help facilitate Mother’s Day visits. For many kids, it’s an all-too-rare opportunity to see their moms.
The last moss harvester in Louisiana. This short was made while the filmmakers were working on the feature documentary Rodents of Unusual Size
In this bracing short cut from archival footage, people from Canada’s First Nations move from the woods to the tops of New York skyscrapers—almost all of which have been built in part by Mohawk ironworkers.
A steampunk-inspired animated fable about a munitions factory, a worker, and his slightly maniacal yet suspiciously fragile boss.
The role that actor Marquise Vilsón plays onstage provides important lessons for his life everywhere else.
Question: Why would someone drive their own stolen car to a police station? Answer: An everyday injustice.
Street magician and Polish immigrant Adam Jaslikowski—aka “Justin Sight”—astounds New Yorkers with his inexplicable magic tricks. He’s also legally blind.
This lushly illustrated animated film, presented as a sort of travel notebook, follows a Western traveler as they visit Madagascar and come into contact with a variety of Malagasy customs and rituals—in particular the Famadihana.
Masculinity, movies, and what happens when a Russian mother becomes a mail-order bride to an unpredictable American man.
Babysitting can be a nightmare—especially when your charge thinks he’s got something on you.
Riding the subway while female is a reminder that one should never let her guard down.
When a lonely guy meets a friendly dad and his family, he finds out there's no such thing as a free ride.
A man who grew up without a father finds fulfillment in mentoring another.
Benjamin Netanyahu knew how to manipulate the media long before Trump. The film explores Netanyahu’s rise to power, from popular TV guest to controversial world leader, reflected through four decades of public appearances that changed Israel forever.
A single dad on a minimal income knocks himself out trying to fulfill his son’s fondest Christmas wish. But what will the gift really cost him?
Sharing the afterlife with Mickey Mouse, Bette Davis, Spot, and, of course, Satan.
Things are not quite what they seem in this film featuring a woman, a wedding dress, and a Greek ferry.
What's it like to have a video-game addiction? This documentary short features a handful of people whose complete absorbption into virtual worlds all but ruined their lives.
Grief can lead us to strange places. In this moving short, a filmmaker re-imagines his mother's last day on Earth.
A gym manager helps a young girl achieve her weight-lifting goals.
Life is all about choices. One of the most telling: the costume chosen by a pair of would-be home invaders.
Job interviews can be nerve-racking for anyone. But for the three French Canadian men in this documentary short, a few simple questions about their recent past could prove to be a potential minefield.
This short narrative film-based on eyewitness testimony-upends classic movie bank robbery scene by depicting the crime from the point of view of those far away from it.
What if, instead of going extinct, sea creatures could meld with the detritus and garbage choking their habitats? In this stunning animated short, follow the life cycle of these highly evolved life forms—some of them more metal than flesh.
A gentleman shooter wanders the Scottish moors in search of elusive prey—but who’s really the apex species here?
Extremely pregnant and in need of a mentor, a young Israeli woman tricks an older lady into hanging out with her for an afternoon. How else is a person supposed to get some honest advice?
In Scarborough, UK, a man harnesses the evocative nature of sound with an unusual funeral rite: he will turn a deceased person’s ashes into a vinyl record, allowing friends and family to listen to stories and songs made of literal loved ones.
A lovely animated short exploring the different, sometimes contradictory ways we experience intimacy with and estrangement from those closest to us.
In this haunting short, a man in Ethiopia communes with his nocturnal friends.
A Syrian artist returns to his hometown to survey the damage and finds out what it’s really like to live, and paint, in a war zone.
Cupid’s arrow might be more like a dart thrown by a lounge singer in this Oscar-winning short film.
What can you do when the day you’ve been dreading finally arrives? In this short film, a couple braces themselves for a potentially life-altering moment as their son heads to trial.
On the night of serial killer Ted Bundy’s execution, a Florida teenager is taken for a ride.
When a fire began at Oregon’s Eagle Creek, more than 150 hikers found themselves trapped by fast-moving flames.
While packing to emigrate to Canada, a Serbian family is surprised by the arrival of a giant teddy bear. Winner of Best Live Action Short Drama at the 2018 Canadian Screen Awards and the 2017 Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Short Film Award.
Taken from the true-life news stories that spawned many memes, Florida Man collects the crimes, misdemeanors, and bizarrely unclassifiable actions of denizens of the Sunshine State.
“Liar!” What happens when a sensitive, observant young boy meets the object of his obsession, but has trouble getting the rest of the world to believe him.
After getting fired from his job on Mars, a human settler spends his days snacking on potato chips and obsessing about his wife back home on Earth.
A city dweller finds a young boy in the woods and takes him in. But is this wild child safer outside than in?
Ronald McNair became one of NASA’s first African American astronauts; though he died tragically in 1986 on the Challenger space shuttle. In this animated short, part of the StoryCorps interview series, Carl McNair remembers his younger brother.
Nominated for an Academy Award®, Edith+Eddie follows America’s oldest interracial newlyweds and explores devastating issues like familial estrangement, but their love story will leave you hopeful.
This cowboy bank robber isn’t what he seems. But neither is the woman who invented him.
Filmmaker Andrew Ahn cast his own family in this short about a gay Korean man attending his nephew’s first birthday party.
This stunningly photographed short is suggestive of multiple interpetations and takes us on a strange journey through day and night, the circular nature of death and rebirth, and the many facets of the human psyche.
A terrorist attack at an Israeli bus terminal in 2015 provides the basis of this award-winning documentary.
A surreal comedy about a man who becomes convinced that a vast conspiracy is behind the impossibly rapid gentrification of his London neighborhood. But is it all in his head, or is the truth even darker than he imagines?
It's hard tp balance the desire to feel deep love with the talent for causing inadvertent death and destruction.
From ex-gang members to military veterans, the call centers of Tijuana are filled with English-speaking deportees who have been forced to trade the American Dream for a new life wedged between home and displacement.
Meeting his dad’s significant other is one thing; accompanying her on a plane ride is another. In this epilogue to Babs, Robbie takes the trip of a lifetime.
Directed by Darius Clark Monroe and executive produced by Spike Lee, this documentary short tells the story of what happened when a group of college athletes decided to protest racial injustice.
Two friends decide to settle a debate about the best cyclist of all time by jumping on a pair of bikes themselves. One loses
The rise, fall, rise, fall, and rise of a civilization hell-bent on its own destruction.
Corrupt governments hate them. The future of journalism needs them. Bellingcat’s independent collective of citizen journalists uses groundbreaking investigation tactics to uncover earthshaking truths about everything from war zones to drug cartels.
It’s a huge accomplishment for Vida, an Iranian woman, to get into an Australian lifeguarding competition. But an unexpected new challenger threatens her big break.
The writer and lyricist looks back on the creation of the musical in the wake of Columbine.
In this quiet and moving short, an abuelita living alone in Mexico has the reunion of a lifetime. Thanks to a government program, she’s able to visit her undocumented family in the US, meet her granddaughter, and finally be an abuelita again.
The Hyde Amendment denies low-income individuals abortion access. Following an abortion helpline in Philadelphia where every phone counselor goes by Lisa, the film gives voice to women and teens affected by the explicitly discriminatory legislation.
A young woman’s search for individual freedom with only a pair of hair clippers in hand.
A notorious urban dirt bike pack in Baltimore whose antics are envisioned through the eyes of Pug—a bright kid from the Westside who is willing to do anything to join their ranks.
