ChannelHopper.org > American short documentary films
American short documentary films
The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life
The story of Alice Herz-Sommer, a German-speaking Jewish pianist from Prague who was, at her death, the world's oldest Holocaust survivor. She discusses the importance of music, laughter, and how to h...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life
One Survivor Remembers
Coproduced by the U.S.Holocaust Memorial Museum Research Institute,this Academy Award-winning documentary relates the harrowing story of Gerda Weissmann Klein and her journey of survival and rememberi...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent One Survivor Remembers
Shake! Otis at Monterey
Renowned documentary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker captures Otis Redding in his ascendancy, singing at the historic Monterey International Pop Festival in June 1967. Comedian Tom Smothers introduces Reddi...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Shake! Otis at Monterey
Freeheld
Lieutenant Laurel Hester is dying. All she wants to do is leave her pension benefits to her life partner - Stacie, so Stacie can afford to keep their house. Laurel is told no; they are not husband and...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Freeheld
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
On 11 March 2011, an earthquake caused a tsunami to hit the TÅhoku (Northeast) region of Japan. In this film, survivors of the tsunami rebuild as cherry blossom season begins. The film is a stunning v...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
Prowlers of the Everglades
Part of the "True-Life Adventure Series"; Disney filmmakers take their cameras to Florida, not to document the swamps that would become Walt Disney World, but to capture the lives of creatures in the...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Prowlers of the Everglades
The Elephant Whisperers
The Elephant Whisperers follows an indigenous couple as they fall in love with Raghu, an orphaned elephant given into their care, and tirelessly work to ensure his recovery & survival. The film highli...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent The Elephant Whisperers
Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1
According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, one veteran dies by suicide in America every 80 minutes. While only 1% of Americans has served in the military, former service members account for...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1
Mondays at Racine
Every third Monday of the month, two bold, brassy sisters open the doors of their Long Island hair salon to women diagnosed with cancer. As locks of hair fall to the floor, women gossip, giggle, weep,...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Mondays at Racine
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
This Academy Award-winning documentary short Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist, narrated by Sidney Poitier, traces the career of Paul Robeson through his activism and his socially charged performance...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist