Documentary films
Found in 33 Collections and/or Records:
2 inches tall, 2007
2 Inches Tall is a documentary short which examines the hobby of miniature wargaming to ask the question: Why play with war? Through their motivations and practices, the film's four profiled wargamers construct a response to that question, expressing both
Accumulation, 2009
Accumulation is a 19-minute autobiographical documentary meditating on themes of family, home, and loss through the lens of an indelible childhood memory. -- abstract.
Affordable Asheville attractions, 2004
Affordable Asheville Attractions highlights the inexpensive attractions that Asheville has to offer. It focuses on outdoor activities, authors from the area, local arts and crafts, sports, restaurants, breweries and clubs. -- abstract.
Beautiful things, 2010
Over the last decade, the influence of Western culture on Japanese youth has been so great that an entirely new hybrid culture has emerged, much to the chagrin of the older population. In order to afford makeovers to appear more like their Hollywood idols
Bird by bird a journey through America, 2012
A life list compiles all the birds a bird watcher has seen in their lifetime. For Elena Mead, starting her life list in the fall of 2010 was only the beginning. Starting the summer of 2011, Elena will attempt to film all 50 US state birds in their respect
Cameron : [videorecording]: a portrait, 2010
This project is dedicated to the many boys in Bermuda who are growing up without fathers. In a time where violence is invading Bermudian culture, it is important to empower the youth positively, so they don't get lead down the wrong path. The Big Brother/
Concord birthplace of American freedom, 2006
A study of the American Revolution and the Nineteenth Century Literary Revolution both of which took place in Concord, Massachusetts. -- abstract.
Dem bu demdir, 2007
A 6-minute video shot in observational style and brought together with an experimental approach. Ramifications of individualistic societies as it refers to lonely and elderly are explored through observations from the streets of Boston. Themes like nece
Ego trip, 1999
Fail better farm, 2007
This is a twenty-five documentary that focuses on Clayton Carter and Kendra Michaud, the 'farmers-in-residence' at the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association. The piece not only explores the trials and tribulations of becoming farmers, but it is
Family participatory project, 2012
A novel idea, Family Participatory model involves a filmmaker, Westborough community TV, and three Westborough families. -- abstract.
Generation why?, 1998
Hollow : creating meaning through interaction, 2013
[T]he power and potential of interactive documentary is explored through Hollow. Hollow is centered around McDowell County, West Virginia where content is created for the community, by the community." Hollow addresses the issues of rural brain drain and y
I love children, but..., 2009
I love children, but...is an autobiographical documentary about my hesitations to become a mother. Presented in a series of vignettes, the film uses my personal debate as a prism to investigate contemporary parenting and changing expectations of women. --
It moves, 2013
It Moves is a 20-minute long documentary video about the way my family members use photography to record their lives; it is also about my parents' divorce. -- abstract.
Japan land of the modern sun, 2004
This video documents famous historical and cultural sites in Japan. -- abstract.
Lake Enriquillo paradise and desert of the Caribbean, 2001
Life does go on, 2006
This is a documentary that intertwines memories of the filmmaker's deceased father, and the stories of two people who are facing serious illnesses. This documentary has an abstract structure in that it re-enacts the filmmaker['s] memories and combine[s] t
Light it!, 2004
Documentary "...intended to inform and to educate the general public about American Muslims and the Islamic religion. Light it! focuses on a group of American Muslim teenagers working to change the public's perception of who they are and what they truly s
Loose a documentary performance, 2012
Loose is autobiographical examination of how the intersections of gender, queer and racial performativity affect the power dynamics of navigating public space. -- abstract.