Factual Movie Trailers

Bridge The Gap Trailer (2020)

22 December 2020

A tragicomic video about the difficulties of communication, in which non-professional actors try to build a dialogue by speaking in different languages (Russian, English and German).

Kinematographische Studien an Impatiens, Vicia, Tulipa, Mimosa und Desmodium von W. Pfeffer (1898-1900) Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

Plant movements in historical films by Wilhelm Pfeffers: geotropic bending of a horizontal Impatiens glandulifera; germination of Vicia faba; development and flowering in tulip, leaf movement in Mimosa speggazzinii and Desmodium gyrans.

Peace Envoys at Portsmouth, N.H. Trailer (1905)

15 August 1905

I'm not sure why the negotiations that ended the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-5 took place in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, but President Theodore Roosevelt had been flexing the United States' power in the world.

The Original Image of Divine Mercy Trailer (2016)

23 March 2016

Filmmakers travel through Europe to uncover the little-known story of a painting said to be inspired by the mystical vision of Saint Faustina.

Memories of A Generation: The Story of Ali Saeed and Other Ethiopian Political Victims Trailer (2009)

01 January 2009

Imagine you have been imprisoned, subjected to torture, released and forced to leave your homeland as a refugee, imprisoned again, released again, and once more captured and sentenced to death.

Aesthetics of Far Cry 2 Trailer (2019)

17 March 2019

A detailed deep dive into the fabric of Far Cry 2

America's Atomic Bomb Tests: At Ground Zero Trailer (1997)

14 January 1997

The atomic bomb was brought to 'America's doorstep' during nuclear tests conducted in the Nevada desert in the 1950s.

America's Atomic Bomb Tests: Operation Hardtack Trailer (1997)

14 January 1997

One of the few atomic testing operations ever to be conducted by the U.S. Department of Defense at both the Pacific Proving Grounds and the Nevada Test Site, Operation Hardtack combined balloon shots, surface shots, barge shots, underwater shots, underground shots, tower shots and missile shots.

The Twisted Life of Elva Trailer (2019)

01 July 2019

Set in rural 17th-century England at the beginning of the Enclosure Acts, a series of legal maneuvers that seized communally used farmlands and privatized property ownership, Enclosure follows a fictional group of purloining travelers who call themselves the Famlee.

Summer Winters Trailer (2022)

26 February 2022

A report on Xabier López, a surfer from the Basque Country. We will follow him on his trip to Cape Town (South Africa) to train for the European winter, which has just begun.

One Road to Quartzsite Trailer (2022)

22 February 2022

Exit to Quartzsite, AZ for cheap gasoline — there’s not a whole lot else. But every fall its population swells from 2,000 to hundreds of thousands.

The Last Breath Trailer (2016)

25 February 2016

Based on stories and profiles of serial killers, animated in 2D, mixed with fantasy and horror tells the story of the last breath.

The Ways of an Animal Filmmaker Trailer (1990)

01 January 1990

Siegfried Bergmann, with his oeuvre of around 80 films, is one of the most important German wildlife filmmakers alongside Heinz Sielmann and Bernhard Grzimek.

He Trailer (1966)

01 January 1966

Surreal film melding documentary footage of Chicago and its residents, featuring fast paced montage sequences set against a rollicking 1960s musical backdrop.

Art in Taos Trailer (1976)

01 January 1976

A documentary by husband and wife filmmakers, Mario Balibrera and Dana Evans, of the art colonies of Taos, New Mexico in the early part of the 20th century.

Travestiler Trailer (2008)

01 January 2008

Solo, Piano Trailer (2012)

11 December 2012

On a cold winter morning, a lone piano stands curbside in New York City. All day long, passersby stop to play.

Happy New Happiness! Trailer (2022)

03 April 2022

New Years Eve. Mom, dad and 2 teenagers. This is Gennady's first holiday with his family after his release from prison.

Comrade Clown Trailer (2021)

01 December 2021

The main characters are famous Russian clowns who became great jesters (or are they heroes?) of their time who not only entertained the audience, but also often had the audacity to speak the truth while laughing.

How An Airplane Flies Trailer (1975)

01 January 1975

Derek Armstrong’s 1975 Shell Film Unit instructional series on aerodynamics, explaining the relationship between lift and weight as the foundational forces that keep an aircraft flying.

Novorossiya Trailer (2022)

25 March 2022

Brand new film from the Ukrainian eastern fronts of Donetsk and Luhansk where the Russian army and pro-Russian separatists had been waging a war against Ukraine even before Putin’s full-scale invasion in 2022.

Utah BDR Trailer (2012)

01 February 2012

THE UTBDR: The Utah Backcountry Discovery Route, or UTBDR, is a scenic driving route across the state of Utah, from Arizona to Idaho, for dual-sport adventure motorcycles and 4×4 vehicles.

Orangutan Rescue: Back to the Wild Trailer (2014)

23 June 2014

Actress Michelle Yeoh travels to Malaysia to investigate the increasingly rare orangutan, paying a visit to the Sepilok Rehabilitation Centre.

Gregorian Syndrome. Part Three Trailer (2016)

30 March 2016

Documentary short of love, betrayal and responsibility. Fenik and Alina live for the moment, as people lost on the brink of civilization and human morality.

Up Against the Wall, Ms. America (Newsreel #22) Trailer (1968)

01 January 1968

"Here she comes…" At the 1968 Miss America pageant, demonstrators introduced a sheep as the appropriate winner.

Red Fields Trailer (2006)

06 July 2006

During a crucial year, Ayelet Heller accompanied the agricultural cycle of the growth of the only Palestinian product sold worldwide.

She Is Beautiful When She's Angry (Newsreel #48) Trailer (1969)

01 January 1969

This film documents a play given at the March 28th, 1969 abortion rally by some very angry women. A beauty contestant is primed by her mother, her teacher, her boyfriend, an ad man, and a capitalist for the roles she must fulfill to be a successful winner.

Your children will become like us Trailer (2008)

01 January 2008

In the night of November 14, 2006, a Castor transport drove to the Gorleben interim storage facility.

Wreck of the New York Subways (Newsreel #47) Trailer (1969)

01 January 1969

During the winter of 1969, the New York Transit Authority increased the public transportation fee fare from 20 cents to 30 cents--a 50% increase.

Welcom the Pyramid Trailer (2016)

01 March 2016

Three people in the remote mothballed mining village of Pyramid on the island of Svalbard are implementing a fantastic idea of the high authorities to create a large Arctic tourism center in the village.

The Stubborn Khutsiev Trailer (2015)

04 October 2015

There are only eight films in the creative dossier of film director Marlene Khutsiev to date. But without any exaggeration, we can say that each of these films was an unforgettable event in our cultural life.

America's National Parks: Exploring the Grand Canyon Trailer (2002)

07 June 2002

This is a vivid video journey into the dramatic depths of one of our great natural wonders, Grand Canyon National Park, by nature photographer Russ Finley.

La isla de los secretos Trailer (2022)

24 March 2022

Martín García, a small island located at the entrance to the world's largest estuary, the Río de la Plata, has been the scene of exploits and hardships, poetry and suffering, epic poems and exiles.

Lora Beloivan's Seals Trailer (2015)

09 March 2015

The film is about the first Russian rehabilitation center "Seal", in which small seals are rescued.

Complicated, Difficult, Abstruse Trailer (2018)

10 January 2018

Based on Ukrainian works of art of the late 1920s and early 1930s, the film explores the paradoxes of the formation of Soviet socialist realism.

Isle of Man TT Races - 1950 Trailer (1950)

10 June 1950

Highlights from the 1950 Isle of Man motor cycle race won by Geoff Duke.

Il sogno di una cosa - Pasolini in Friuli Trailer (1976)

01 March 1976

Raid. The Power of Unbroken Trailer (2015)

12 October 2015

The main character is a colonel, Hero of Ukraine, presently the airborne forces commander, and up until March 2015 the commander of the 95th air brigade.

Rodzina Trailer (1976)

23 January 1976

A quasi-documentary film about a large agricultural cooperative founded in 1950 in the heart of Poland.

For Personal Reasons Trailer (1973)

01 January 1973

Focusing on the Civil Rights Movement and a 1970 protest in New York, For Personal Reasons was inspired by the Black Panthers and Malcolm X.

Vincent Faulls: A Collection of My Father Trailer (2021)

01 March 2021

When our elders pass away, they live on through the stories of them that we share, keeping us warm when we feel cold, and cheering us up in our darkest times.

Tractor Ted Juicy Squeezy Trailer (2025)

09 December 2025

Join Tractor Ted and his real life farm friends Farmer Tom, Midge the dog and Merlin the pony as they discover what’s going on at the farm.

Myriam's Gaze Trailer (1986)

01 January 1986

Myriam tells her story. Like her mother¸ she decided to occupy a vacant lot to build a house to live in with her children.

Le dossier Plogoff Trailer (1980)

17 September 1980

End of the 1970's after Jesus Christ. The whole of Gaul is brought into line with the supremacy of nuclear energy and its world.

The Spirit Moves Trailer (1987)

17 December 1987

A History of Black Social Dance on Film, 1900–1986 is a documentary film by Mura Dehn chronicling the evolution of African-American social dance throughout most of the 20th century.

An Iranian in Latin America Trailer (1973)

01 January 1973

It would take a brave soul to set out today on a 10-year journey around the world on a motorbike, a journey that deliberately passed through places that include Congo, the Arctic Circle and the entire length of the Andes.

Lost Children of The Carricks Trailer (2020)

24 January 2020

Lord Palmerston’s tenants departed a Gaelic world in rural Sligo for a Francophone world in rural Québec, carrying their music and folklore, language and religion to an emerging Canadian nation.

Mountains of Gold: The People of Porgera Trailer (1995)

01 January 1995

Description: Mountains of Gold is a unique chronicle of a nomadic, hunter gatherer society undergoing the profound change to a money economy over a ten-year period.

House Women Home Trailer (2002)

31 December 2002

At the foot of a mountain, there is a one-hundred-year-old house. Closely connected with each other, four women decide to become a real family there.

I am not a Number: Alejandra Trailer (2022)

19 April 2022

An intimate documentary portrait series in which five transgender women take space to tell their own often sidelined stories in their own often silenced words.

Who Killed Our Children Trailer (2008)

07 October 2008

The Muyu Middle School in Muyu, Qingchuan County, Sichuan, collapsed in the 512 Wenchuan earthquake, killing 286 students according to official statistics; but the actual death toll is not just that.

Message by Music: Senegal in Transition Trailer (2013)

01 January 2013

Senegal is a country in transition, with increasing education and economic growth and a burgeoning art scene.