Factual Movie Trailers

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age Trailer (2021)

14 August 2021

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age explores the world of Broadway from 1959 through the early 1980s as recounted by a diverse cast of Broadway stars who lived through it, creating a first-hand archive of personal backstage stories and memories.

The Rose Parade: A Pageant for the Ages Trailer (2004)

06 March 2004

An entertaining look at the history of America’s greatest parade, guided by hosts and TV icons, William Shatner and Stephanie Edwards.

Chuuraa Trailer (2026)

14 February 2026

In the remote Siberian Arctic, an Indigenous Sakha scientist descends into the depths of the melting permafrost.

Lightning in a Bottle Trailer (2004)

12 February 2004

On February 7th, 2003, renowned artists across multiple music genres and generations commandeered the stage at New York City's Radio City Music Hall to pay tribute to their common heritage and passion - the blues.

Souls of Zen: Ancestors and Agency in Contemporary Japanese Temple Buddhism Trailer (2012)

01 June 2012

The Japanese population’s reaction to the catastrophe of March 2011 has been described as “stoic” by the Western media.

Traces of Death V Trailer (2000)

01 January 2000

The fifth installment of the self-proclaimed "first true shockumentary" series, dealing mostly with backyard wrestling and occasional instances of graphic violence and sexual assault.

1000 Ways to Lie Trailer (2010)

03 March 2010

Everybody lies, and everybody gets lied to...We lie to get ahead, we lie to get the girl, and to keep our secrets.

One of One Trailer (2025)

01 September 2025

Founded in Tokyo in the aftermath of WWII, Naito Auto Engineering is a three-generation family business, renown for restoring high-value classic cars with artistry and precision.

The Last Night Trailer (2020)

19 May 2020

The fictionalized life story of the most distinguished politician and diplomat, who left an indelible mark on the history of modern Greece, unfolds through a series of re-enactments of the actual events that led to his assassination.

Electric Blue Special: Hottest Asian Babes 5 Trailer (1995)

01 January 1995

Electric Blue's Hottest Asian Babes, Volume 5

The Walls of Heaven Trailer (2024)

13 August 2024

The Walls of Heaven, a video-essay film by Kadir Kayserilioğlu, begins with Kayserilioğlu's newfound hobby of terrarium building and transitions into a wide range of topics.

The Three Teas in Algeria Trailer (2004)

01 January 2004

Thierry Damilano and his team of Tuareg guides will take you on a trek in the Algerian Sahara, to discover the local culture with a mandatory visit to the hermitage of Father de Foucauld facing Assekrem, then climbing the legendary peaks of the Hoggar massif.

Self-Portrait Trailer (1995)

07 December 1995

A 1972 short film by Latvian body and performance artist Andris Grinbergs, is both a singular artifact of Cold War-era Soviet dissident culture and an addition to first-person quasi-documentary cinema's experimental vein.

Warrior Champions Trailer (2009)

05 November 2009

The film tells the individual stories of four American soldiers who lost limbs or suffered paralysis in the Iraq War, and of their training to try for a position on the 2008 U.

Housing Trailer (2020)

11 July 2020

Mr. Lin is a happily retired man who spends his time keeping company with his toddling grandson, walking his dog, and playing golf with his in-laws.

Andreas Gursky: Long Shot Close Up Trailer (2010)

30 August 2010

A portrait of the artist Andreas Gursky and his work „Hamm, Bergwerk Ost“. It follows the genesis of the image from conception to construction to contraction and reaction – until it finds its home in a worthy collection holding many of its „siblings“.

Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark Trailer (1981)

05 October 1981

A documentary hosted by Harrison Ford about the stunts of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark.'

America Trailer (2019)

25 June 2019

Claudio was born in Greece, raised in Venice, married to Taranto, and it was in New York that he was murdered after having pursued the American dream for twenty years.

Moogfest 2006: Live Trailer (2007)

17 July 2007

Moogfest, the festival celebrating the groundbreaking achievements of maverick inventor Rober Moog and his namesake synthesizer, captures the spirit of instruments that altered the course of modern music.

Dylan: The Life and Death of a Poet Trailer (1978)

09 November 1978

A drama documentary of the life and death of the poet Dylan Thomas, who died in New York 25 years ago at age 39.

The Computers Trailer (2014)

24 May 2014

Six young women programmed the world's first all-electronic programmable computer, ENIAC, as part of a secret US WWII project.

Sound of the Surf Trailer (2022)

10 October 2022

In the 1960’s, surf music was born in southern California and quickly became a global cultural phenomenon.

We of the A.I.F. Trailer (1939)

01 January 1939

Compiled from authentic wartime footage shot by official AIF photographers, this film documents Australia's role in the First World War.

Our Mr. Sun Trailer (1956)

19 November 1956

One entry in a series of films produced to make science accessible to the masses—especially children—this film describes the sun in scientific but entertaining terms.

Stammering Ballad Trailer (2018)

29 January 2018

A young Chinese folk singer left his hometown to the big city, only to return to his musical traditions.

Continental Drift Trailer (1968)

01 January 1968

A BAFTA award nominated animated documentary postulating that the Earth's land areas might actually be fluid (when it comes to movement).

Inside Rooms: 26 Bathrooms, London & Oxfordshire Trailer (1985)

01 January 1985

Greenaway's short documentary shows 26 bathrooms, each representing a letter of the alphabet.

One Lucky Elephant Trailer (2010)

01 June 2010

Where does an elephant go after a life in the circus? Sixteen years have passed since circus producer David Balding adopted Flora, the orphaned baby African elephant he lovingly raised as part of his family and made the star of his show.

Sorting Refuse at Incinerating Plant, New York City Trailer (1903)

22 May 1903

There must have been millions of subjects for Edison's filmmakers to point there cameras at back in 1903 so why on earth they thought that the collection and disposal of New York City's rubbish would prove a suitable subject to present to their dwindling audiences is a mystery.

Eyes in Outer Space Trailer (1959)

17 June 1959

Rare Walt Disney Space series from 1959, speculating about the use of satellites, including controlling the weather of the Earth!

The Refugees of the Blue Planet Trailer (2006)

14 November 2006

For around ten years, natural disasters have been occurring more frequently, causing widespread destruction; yet industrialized countries still refuse to implement or persist in doubting the actions they must take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and fail to revise their policies for economic growth.

Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde Trailer (2004)

27 December 2004

To commemorate the 150th anniversary of Oscar Wilde's birth, 150 leading artists of the stage, screen and music worlds deliver 150 of the Irish scribe's most memorable quotes.

A Cidade das Mulheres Trailer (2005)

08 September 2005

The film presents Stella Of Oxossi, Iyalorisha of lle Axe OPo Afonja (a Camdomble temple founded in 1910), who tells the stories of Camdomble and her life in an exclusive and brilliant interview about matriarchal societies, the cult of Shango, syncretism and the future of Camdomble.

Amazon Souls Trailer (2013)

15 May 2013

British Explorer, Sarah Begum follows her childhood dream at the age of 21, travelling deep into the Ecuadorian Amazon Rainforest to live with the legendary Huaorani tribe and immerse in their ancient way of life.

Problema Trailer (2010)

02 July 2010

Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster Trailer (2005)

08 December 2005

Documentary about the making of "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991). Presented as three short documentaries on the collector's edition DVD (MGM, January 2007), but first appeared in the 2005 European release.

Ammunition Column of the Danube Division Trailer (1913)

14 October 1913

The Second Balkan War. At the beginning of the battle of Bregalnica, the Danube Division of I age class under leadership of Colonel Pavle Jurisic Sturm was located in the direction of Krivorecka on the positions of Car summit – Kalin kamen (Kalin stone) – Sveta voda (Holy water), with the mission to secure the left side of the I Army, which was supposed to lead the offensive.

Flowers Blooming In Our Throats Trailer (2020)

15 October 2020

A group of women perform small actions following the artist's instructions that can become a simulation of a violent act.

Square the Circle Trailer (2023)

25 January 2023

How does it feel to be a procrastinating perfectionist who is afraid of the dark, while living in a place where darkness consumes half the year? What is space anxiety and its relation to fear of infinity? All this and more is revealed in Hanna Hovitie's visually innovative comedy, framed as a circle as opposed to the usual filmic square.