Factual Movie Trailers

Fireworks Trailer (1998)

01 January 1998

Documentary reveals how fireworks are made, how they create their effects and how pyrotechnicians design and execute firework displays.

Bunraku: Masters of Japanese Puppet Theater Trailer (2001)

01 January 2001

Born in Osaka some 300 years ago, Japanese puppet theater—Bunraku—is a stunning yet refined spectacle.

Inheritance: A Fisherman's Story Trailer (2003)

03 September 2003

In the year 2000, the Hungarian river Tisza was flooded with tons of cyanide from an Australian-Romanian gold mine.

Tina Barney: Social Studies Trailer (2005)

01 December 2005

In this provocative documentary, filmmaker Jaci Judelson follows renowned American photographer Tina Barney as she journeys to Europe to record the rarified lives of the continent's well-heeled gentry.

A Twenty-Year Survey, Newport Harbor Art Museum Trailer (1988)

28 February 1988

Accompanying video to the exhibition "Chris Burden: A Twenty-Year Survey", Newport Harbor Art Museum, California, USA, 1988.

Talk 19 Trailer (1993)

01 August 1993

Sequel to a documentary that followed the lives of five very different teenaged girls over the course of a full year.

Canadian Landscape Trailer (1941)

02 January 1941

This documentary follows painter A.Y. Jackson on his canoe trips and on foot to the northern wilderness of Canada in autumn.

The Buffalo Bill Show Trailer (1912)

01 January 1912

Black and white silent film. A Buffalo Bill & Pawnee Bill Film Company production. This film was a different production from the Paul Panzer vehicle, The Life of Buffalo Bill (also 1912).

Loggers of the Manouane Trailer (1963)

01 December 1963

Quebecois lumberjacks have to face harsh working and living conditions to earn a living and support their families.

24 Hours of Le Mans Review 2002 Trailer (2002)

01 January 2002

Nearly a quarter of a million spectators travelled to Le Mans in 2002 to witness drivers testing their skills in speed and endurance over 3,000 miles.

-M- comme Matthieu Trailer (2004)

17 May 2004

Les enfants de Refus global Trailer (1998)

03 January 1998

Wild Blue, Notes for Several Voices Trailer (2000)

12 May 2000

This experimental film examines the physical and emotional effect of violence as it is seen through the eyes of women around the world, ranging from a Irish mother explaining the use of "knee-capping" by the IRA to an Arabic woman describing how war and terrorism has impacted her country.

Memory of Water Trailer (1992)

25 March 1992

In this static film, a concentration camp survivor struggles on his deathbed to convey a sense of what he experienced to his daughter.

Moving On Trailer (1974)

10 January 1974

Moving On is a 1974 Australian film about a sheep farmer George Collier who moves to a county town. It was made by Film Australia to help draw attention to the problems the rural poor.

Trains and Cars Trailer (2019)

06 November 2019

A compilation of Ozu's shots of trains and cars selected from his filmography from 1928 to 1962.

Hotel of the Stars Trailer (1981)

08 August 1981

A documentary comedy about extras in Hollywood and how their dreams reflect the society they live in.

Wheels on Fire Trailer (1973)

04 December 1973

Gary Young's "Wheels On Fire" is one of the classic motor sports documentaries of all time. Mostly filmed in Liverpool, Sydney, in 1973, the documentary appeals to both "rev heads" and the wider audience, who want to relive the Australian history of the drag strip.

An Essay on Pornography Trailer (1973)

01 June 1973

A pseudo-documentary about the making of an 8mm porn film in Australia. Director Chris Cary provided a moralising prologue and epilogue to the film, with the rest of the material presenting, and considering, the thoughts and experiences of people involved in making the porn show.

Hostage of Time Trailer (1994)

01 January 1994

When Leila, a young doctor, returns to her village in south Lebanon, she finds it badly damaged after the 1993 Israeli attack.

Bouddi Trailer (1970)

24 February 1970

A camera calligraphy of the coastal bush -- celebrating growth, summer light, rock and plant textures.

Chicago Trailer (1997)

09 May 1997

This film was provoked by a trip on the overhead railway through the centre of Chicago in 1991. I filmed a twelve minute piece facing forwards in the direction we were driving.

Godard (Blues) Trailer (1987)

23 April 1987

Documentary on Godard, spanning his career to date with insights from his collaborators and on-set footage from various films.

Vieques en el espejo de Panamá Trailer (2003)

02 January 2003

Through the use of historical film, images, and interviews with government officials, environmentalists, and residents, this documentary details the Panama and Vieques nexus relevant to abuses by U.

The Passionate Industry: Australian Cinema 1920-1930 Trailer (1971)

27 April 1971

Part 2 of the History of Australian Cinema series. Covering the 1920s and 30s. From an origin that promised so much, the Australian film production industry faced new challenges from abroad which ultimately proved to be more than they could cope with.

The Dream Machine Trailer (1964)

11 November 1964

Follows Francis Essex as he puts together a variety special for television.

A Wedding on Saturday Trailer (1964)

01 April 1964

Life in a Yorkshire mining community as preparations are in train for a wedding.

Sabotage! Trailer (1942)

01 January 1942

Part of BFI boxset Ration Books and Rabbit Pies: Films from the Home Front.

A Wedding in Ramallah Trailer (2002)

24 July 2002

From acclaimed filmmaker Sherine Salama, the story follows a marriage between an American-based Palestinian man (Bassam Abed) and a young woman (Mariam), with a traditional village upbringing.

Malesia Magica Trailer (1961)

07 May 1961

Customs, traditions, ritual magic and superstition of peoples from Malaysian archipelago which borders two oceans.

På osäker mark Trailer (1993)

12 March 1993

The interactions between three seventeen-year-old boys in Sweden. Thomas and Helge are born in Sweden while Jack is born in Libanon.

Pictures from a Trip Beyond the Madhouse Fence Trailer (1994)

01 January 1994

The film acquaints us with the work of the senior consultant of pavilion 11 in the Bohnice mental house who endeavours to build up a complex rahabilitation and re-socialising programme for patients with chronic mental illness.

A Balinese Trance Seance Trailer (1981)

01 January 1981

Bringing offerings of rice, flowers, and woven coconut leaves, clients visit Jero in her household shrine to determine the cause of their son's death.

Jellyfish Sandwich Trailer (1994)

23 May 1994

Deploying rhythmic loops, Jelly Fish Sandwich splinters and reanimates found material including World War II bombing footage, upside-down NFL sequences, and idyllic Polynesian scenes.

Wild Blue Yonder Trailer (2007)

07 December 2007

A portrait of the late documentarian David Maysles by his daughter, Celia.

High Risk Offender Trailer (1998)

04 September 1998

Director Barry Greenwald takes his camera into a place we never thought we'd see so intimately: a high-risk parole office and the people whose lives it touches--prisoners guilty of everything from murder to white-collar crime; officers desperate to keep their clients out of prison and their failures off the files.

Gaudi Killed by a Tram Trailer (1968)

30 May 1968

Images of the Church of the Sagrada Familia by Antoni Gaudí confronted with brief flashes of housing projects and industrial areas.

Tell Me Something About Yourself - Pavlína Trailer (1992)

01 January 1992

Pavlina is a drug addict imprisoned, as well as her boyfriend, for illegal drug manufacturing. They meet again after the amnesty and the vicious circle of drugs starts rolling again.

Bateaux sur le Nil Trailer (1905)

01 January 1905

Boats on the Nile.

Fontaine Lumineuse a Versailles Trailer (1905)

01 January 1905

Colourful fountains in Versailles.

Feu d'artifice Trailer (1905)

12 January 1905

Colourful fireworks

Taqasim Trailer (1999)

01 January 1999

Taqasim, shot in the streets of Cairo, is a voyage to the hidden treasures of Arabic music and to the participation of Jewish musicians.

Viva Cariri Trailer (1970)

01 January 1970

The confrontations and conflicts between the city of Padre Cicero's pilgrims and the attempts to develop the region.

Maud Lewis: A World Without Shadows Trailer (1976)

01 January 1976

Set against a background of her paintings and the Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, landscapes they depict, this short documentary is a portrait of the life and work of one of Canada's foremost primitive painters, Maud Lewis.

If Only Cats Could Talk Trailer (2012)

30 November 2012

Expurrimental documentary about two cats and the humans in their lives.

Passion & Poetry: Sam's Favorite Film Trailer (2014)

10 March 2014

A new documentary about Sam Peckinpah's 1974 film 'Bring me the head of Alfredo Garcia'.

Nocturnos Trailer (1999)

01 January 1999

Although many of Sala’s works address personal histories—his own and those of others—their themes of trauma, loss, and recovery are universal.

Layers Under the Haze Trailer (1959)

01 January 1959

Documentary about German city Oberhausen.

Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star Trailer (1996)

08 December 1996

Corse-du-Sud, impériale beauté Trailer (2004)

22 August 2004

Les Alsaciens et Le Barabli: Barabli a n'en Plus Finir Trailer (2000)

31 December 2000

Second part of a documentary in two parts about the "Barabli", a satirical cabaret, founded in 1946 by Germain Müller in Strasbourg.

Pink Floyd: Hangar Rehearsals Trailer (1987)

07 August 1987

Pearson International Airport, Toronto, ON, Canada. August 7, 1987. This raw, unedited concert footage was was shot by a pro crew (likely an MTV crew) but might have been hired by CBS records.