Factual Movie Trailers

Kastoria Trailer (1969)

13 March 1969

The third part of the informal “excursion” to Macedonia – that began with Macedonian Wedding (1960) and continued with Thasos (1961) – Kastoria, with its foreign traveler on horseback seeking a fairy in the modern but rather timeless everyday life of the Macedonian city, closes a perfect cycle of uncompromising documentation right as the curtain rings down on the 1960s.

Igit's World Trailer (2016)

16 July 2016

Being a toy is good because you can only do something stupid if you can't do anything and do it. And stupid art is the only real thing anyway.

Wapping - The Worker's Story Trailer (2020)

31 August 2020

A modern day Citizen Kane, told from the worker's point of view. The story of a strike / lockout caused by tycoon Murdoch sacking 6000 of his workers to increase profits.

Pleasure of Your Company: Military Etiquette and Grooming Trailer (1970)

01 January 1970

Describes proper selection of clothes, table manners, ordering in a restaurant, introductions, dating etiquette, and etiquette at a formal reception.

Ragainais māls Trailer (1971)

01 January 1971

The characters of this film are a ceramic artist from Latgale, Antons Šmulāns, and his little clay devils.

Dirt: A Season Inside the Devil's Bowl Trailer (2005)

24 April 2005

DIRT is about primal forces: horsepower and ego, passion, fuel and fire. The racecars are usually held together with duct tape.

Boltxebikeak irriparrez Trailer (1978)

11 November 1978

A film about Sergei Eisenstein and Charlie Chaplin which praises their creative freedom and commitment.

Birth Control Trailer (1917)

10 April 1917

A documentary film describing the family planning work of Margaret Sanger.

Anonymously Yours Trailer (2002)

01 January 2002

"Anonymously Yours" is the outcome of a daring filmmaking operation on sex-trafficking in a military state where nothing is as it seems.

Scenes in San Francisco. [No. 1] Trailer (1906)

19 May 1906

Views and pans among the ruins of San Francisco after the earthquake and fire.

Second Chance vs Magnum Force Trailer (1988)

01 January 1988

An infomercial for kevlar body armor interspersed with gun demonstrations, re-enactments of police shooting incidents and comedic sketches.

Passion Callas Trailer (1997)

01 January 1997

1997 documentary with then-new interviews with people who worked with la Callas, as well as archive footage of interviews with associates.

Réserve Trailer (1981)

01 January 1981

Animated scouting whose primary goal is to reactivate the poetry of myths in urban areas.

Images de Tunisie Trailer (1946)

01 January 1946

The trip of the French Resident General to the northwest and south of Tunisia in 1946

Time Is a Dream: Part 1 Sweden 1859-1879 Trailer (1999)

11 October 1999

Jan Lindqvist's epic historiographic film project Tiden är en dröm/Time is a dream is an attempt to trace the birth of modern Sweden through the early still photographies from that time.

Black Metal In The Netherlands Trailer (1995)

01 January 1995

A television documentary about black metal In The Netherlands. Features the bands Occult, Goddess Of Desire, Enthroned (Belgium), Liar Of Golgotha, Moon Of Sorrow and Displeased Records.

Price of Knowledge Trailer (2000)

20 April 2000

Made by Bhutan's first filmmaker (Ugyen Wangdi), Price of Knowledge (1999) is also Bhutan's first documentary.

Bakvissen Trailer (2005)

01 January 2005

Documentary about the life of an 11-year-old girl. She spends a lot of time on her hobby, synchronized swimming.

Dimitri in the Mud with Turquoise Trailer (2006)

31 January 2006

Caveh Zahedi takes DMT.

La Sociedad Atlética en el Campo de Lamiako Trailer (1905)

01 January 1905

Lost film in which we see the football basque team Athletic Club of Bilbao.

Tracks Ahead: Great Train Journeys Trailer (2006)

01 January 2006

Experience twelve of the greatest train journeys of the world.

Tension Trailer (1998)

01 January 1998

Beirut 1982: From PLO's Withdrawal to the Sabra and Shatila Massacre Trailer (1982)

01 January 1982

Ich habe die angenehme Aufgabe... Trailer (1993)

01 January 1993

Emil is an elderly circus director. His pleasant and all-too-frequent duty is to greet people from every village in the land.

Finding the Future: A Science Fiction Conversation Trailer (2004)

02 May 2004

For over a century science fiction writers and readers have speculated about where humanity is heading.

Fred Hampton: Black Panthers in Chicago Trailer (1969)

31 December 1969

Fred Hampton talks eloquently and passionately about the Free Breakfast for Children Program and Free Health Clinic set up by the Black Panthers to feed and tend to the poor and hungry.

White Trailer (1990)

19 October 1990

A film about speech.

Hei Tiki Trailer (1935)

02 February 1935

Hei Tiki, also known as Primitive Passions and Hei Tiki: A Saga of the Maoris, is a 1935 American mock-documentary film made in New Zealand by the eccentric Alexander Markey and released (with sound added) in America.

The Cabinetmaker: Crafting a Card Table Trailer (1999)

01 January 1999

Explores the role of the cabinetmaker in colonial America, including the tools and technology used to carve table legs, wooden hinges, and more.

Gettysburg Battlefield Tour Trailer (2002)

01 January 2002

Explains the importance of the battle of Gettysburg and concludes with Lincoln's Gettysburg address.

Stones River National Battlefield Trailer (2006)

01 January 2006

Exploration of the Battle of Stones River which was one of the hardest fought battles of the Civil War and took place between December 31, 1862 and January 2, 1863 with causalities of 27 percent on the Confederate side and 29 percent on the Union side.

The Sights and Sounds of Yellowstone National Park Trailer (1997)

01 January 1997

A breathtaking tour of Yellowstone National Park. The oldest, largest and most popular national park in this country, Yellowstone not only offers superb mountain scenery, but is also one of the world's principal wildlife preserves.

Harder Than Everest Trailer (1987)

01 January 1987

A high adventure film about Tim Macartney-Snape's incredible expedition to climb Gasherbrum IV - an 8000 metre symmetrical pyramid mountain of rock and ice on the border of Pakistan and China in the Karakoram Range of the western Himalaya.

Sci Fi Inside: 'Serenity' Trailer (2005)

27 September 2005

A documentary aired on The Sci Fi Channel about the movie Serenity (2005) and the fandom of Firefly (2002), the series that it was based on.

Union Pacific Streamliner Collection Trailer (2003)

01 January 2003

Streamliners! The look captured the imagination of the nation. The name represented luxury, glamour, and mobility.

Workin' on the Union Pacific Trailer (2001)

01 January 2001

Produced by the Union Pacific during the 1970s, these films bring you a nostalgic view into the day-to-day workings of a railroading icon.

April 1865 Trailer (2003)

09 April 2003

Based on Jay Winik's bestseller, April 1865: The Month That Saved America, this History Channel documentary special offers a new look at the Civil War's final days that will forever change the way we see the war's end.

Building Your First Model Railroad Trailer (2003)

01 January 2003

Teaches you everything you need to know to build a 4x8 foot HO scale model railroad layout. Describes building the table, structures, and scenery; laying track; wiring techniques.

Chicago's Metra Trailer (2003)

01 January 2003

Chicago's Metra commuter rail system carries upwards of 300,000 passengers a day. The film presents an up-close look at Metra's 12 routes, the downtown stations in Chicago, the famous "Zephyr Pit" repair center and historic Tower A-2.

Echoes of the Blue and Gray Trailer (2003)

01 January 2003

The invention of the motion-picture camera enabled this sequence of newsreels of survivors of the American Civil War.

Haunted Lighthouses of the Great Lakes Trailer (2004)

01 January 2004

This video focuses on eleven eerie tales of the supernatural all taking place in lighthouses. The tales involve keepers reluctant to leave their posts, the ghosts of people who died violent or tragic deaths, and even a playful kitten.

Last Secrets of the Axis Trailer (2001)

01 January 2001

Looks at Hitler's plan for Germany's conquest of Europe and the wealth of secret associations that helped him.

LBJ and Vietnam: In the Eye of the Storm Trailer (2002)

01 January 2002

LBJ and Vietnam offers an extraordinary inside view of a presidency in crisis and the personal torment of a man torn between completing the task at hand and the unbearable cost of doing so.

Lighthouses of the Apostle Islands Trailer (1990)

01 January 1990

Tells the stories chronologically of the standing lighthouses on six of the twenty-two Apostle Islands and their keepers.

Lighthouses of the Great Lakes Trailer (2006)

01 January 2006

Lighthouses have been a part of the Great Lakes maritime history ever since the early settlers moved westward and into the Upper Great Lakes region of the United States.

The Rock Island Line Trailer (1990)

01 January 1990

The Rock Island line was a mighty fine line.' Here was a railroad of song and legend. What was the Rock Island Railroad really like? You can see for yourself.

Twister Chasers Trailer (2005)

01 January 2005

Follows a group of American "twister chasers" who track tornadoes.

Out of Orbit: The Life and Times of Marshall McLuhan Trailer (1999)

30 November 1999

"Societies have always been shaped more by the nature of the media with which people communicate than by the content of the communication.

Voices from Gaza Trailer (1989)

01 January 1989

The Iron Wall Trailer (2006)

01 January 2006

Lincoln is Crying: The Grifters, Grafters, and Governors of Illinois Trailer (2020)

01 December 2020

LINCOLN IS CRYING: The Grifters, Grafters and Governors of Illinois is a scathing indictment of politics in the "Land of Lincoln".

Kunstnik Peeter Linzbach Trailer (1973)

04 April 1973

Theater and film artist Peeter Linzbach in Kadriorg Park in Tallinn, at an art exhibition, drawing. Ants Eskola, Ivar Kosenkranius and Veljo Käsper talk about the artist.

The Fourteenth Victim: Eliot Ness & the Torso Murders Trailer (2003)

10 June 2003

For Eliot Ness, Al Capone was old news in 1935. It was Ness’ stint as Safety Director of Cleveland, and his face off with Cleveland’s Torso Murderer, that was plainly the defining episode in his career.

Chickenshit & Ash: A Visit to Paradise Trailer (1999)

01 January 1999

Charyarsaba, an isolated mountain village in Nepal. Living here means working hard for one's food and worshipping one's ancestors and the gods, who guarantee a continued existence and provide protection from evil.

Hearts & Hands Trailer (1988)

30 January 1988

The film chronicles the lives of ordinary women as well as individuals such as Harriet Tubman, Elizabeth Keckley, Frances Willard, and Abigail Scott Duniway through the great 19th century events: industrialization, abolition, the Civil War, westward movement, temperance, and suffrage.

Swell Trailer (1996)

30 January 1996

Swell is a documentary shot in Santa Cruz, California. Featured are women longboard surfers whose ages span four generations.

It'll Be Fine Trailer (2004)

01 January 2004

Various people on the street stand stock still in front of the movie camera as though their photograph were about to be taken.

For All My Life Trailer (2003)

14 August 2003

Life of a modern Roma community of about 100 people living in the small Latvian town of Sabile. In spite of the attempts of the government aimed at integrating Roma kids with the rest of the society, the community's life is still completely different from the life in the rest of the country.