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Documentary Shorts 1 - Documenting Art

125 minutes Eight Films

Comic strips. Ancient paintings. Contemporary filmmaking. As these films prove, good art comes in all shapes, sizes, and forms — and has the power to change history.

In this program
Dokra Keu Bojhey Na

Dokra Keu Bojhey Na

Directed by
Sneha Das, Monjima Mullick
India
2023
8 minutes
Bengali, English, Hindi

An animated documentary exploring the ancient art of Dokra.

Into the Light

Into the Light

Directed by
Vanja Victor Kabir Tognola, Jan-David Bolt
Switzerland
2023
22 minutes
Italian

A philosophy student explores the limits of human perception through the art of documentary.

It's Not up to Us

It's Not up to Us

Directed by
Anthony Werhun
U.S.
2023
13 minutes
English

Legendary visual artist Nancy Burson sparks a technological revolution by using computer morphing techniques to blend art and science.

Julio

Julio

Directed by
Markus Miarka
Spain
2023
3 minutes
English

A Spanish painter reinterprets classical works into impressively lifelike works.

Little Sahara

Little Sahara

Directed by
Emilio Martí López
Spain
2023
30 minutes
Arabic, Spanish

Tells the story of a supportive, resilient group of children who play and draw and make movies to avoid thinking about the war.

Revolution of Joy

Revolution of Joy

Directed by
McKinnon Maddox
U.S.
2023
23 minutes
English

Delves into historic Selma, Alabama's troubled past during the civil rights movement and the city's efforts to use art to unify communities torn apart by racism.

Student of the Game

Student of the Game

Directed by
Ben Scholle
U.S.
2023
10 minutes
English

Through the power of art, two women begin to address their shared sense of trauma only a fellow survivor can understand.

The Grotto of Death

The Grotto of Death

Directed by
Christopher Sperandio, Brian Huberman, Augusto Mora
U.S.
2023
16 minutes

Profiles Julio Camarena Pérez, one of the most prominent figures in Mexico's comic book boom of the 1970s.