Factual Movie Trailers

Roughing the uppers : the great shoe strike of 1937 Trailer (1992)

01 January 1992

Examines the 1937 shoe strike in Lewiston and Auburn, Me. through interviews with surviving particips

German Sniper: The Invisible Enemy Trailer (1944)

29 December 1944

Silent, motionless and deadly, German snipers lurked on the European battlefields of World War 2, hunting enemy sharpshooters, supporting assaults and laying diabolical traps on defense.

The Art of Autobiography Trailer (2003)

01 September 2003

No two adoptees are alike. Harold & Peter, Lynne & Lynn, Maureen & Stephen and Dana candidly share their stories and reveal how being adopted shapes an individual’s identity right into adulthood.

As a Matter of Fact: A Film About Abortion Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

A documentary about a feminist run abortion clinic. Counselling is shown to be an important part of the procedure, which is carried out using local anaesthetic and the vacuum aspiration method.

L.S.D. Trailer (1966)

01 November 1966

A sort of documentary that follows the advent of the LSD in New York and in the of the world.

Clowns Comedy Perfomance in the Palace Trailer (1901)

01 January 1901

This film is a footage of multiple comedic performances called "Baghal Bazi" in the royal palace for Mozaffar ad-Din Shah.

Recreation of a Hunting Scene on the Roof Trailer (1901)

01 January 1901

This film that is recorded on the roof of Golestan Palace, shows Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar and the rest of palace residents walking and looking far at the sky to watch or shoot birds.

A Couple in a French Restaurant Trailer (1902)

01 January 1902

Part of the old positives found in Golestan palace after many years, this film is probably recorded by Mirza Ebrahim Khan Akkas Bashi in France, during the Shah's second travel to Europe in 1902.

Rheims Trailer (1920)

13 April 1920

A stunning document, this Prizma Color film shows the damage to the architecture of Rheims, France after World War I.

Beat the Bomber Trailer (1975)

01 January 1975

A 1975 anti-terrorism documentary short written and directed by Anthony Friedman that warns employers and employees of public services about the dangers faced by the then IRA bombing campaign.

Pigeon Farm at Los Angeles, Cal. Trailer (1901)

19 December 1901

In this picture we show the largest pigeon farm in the world, consisting of hundreds of pigeon houses of all sizes.

The Streamlined Pig Trailer (1951)

01 January 1951

A BAFTA award nominated documentary looking at methods of pig breeding in Denmark.

Gundi Gundermann Trailer (1983)

01 January 1983

This historically relevant documentation about the Lusatian original Gerhard "Gundi" Gundermann, who was received ambivalently at his time, is a truthful, unfalsified contemporary document, both about the folk song singer and excavator driver himself, as well as about the realities of the time within still existing GDR.

Back To Everest Trailer (2001)

11 March 2001

Dave Rodney's summit celebration is short lived as he immediately faces a terrible tragedy. Two years later watch as he attempts to summit again even while plagued by the horrible memories.

Generator 4 Trailer (1956)

01 January 1956

A BAFTA award nominated Canadian documentary about the building of the fourth generator building at Kitimat, British Columbia and the aluminium smelters it will supply.

The Liver Fluke in Great Britain Trailer (1949)

01 January 1949

A BAFTA award nominated documentary for farmers showing the life cycle of the liver fluke - the cause of liver rot in sheep.

Driving Technique: Part 1 - Passenger Trains Trailer (1964)

01 January 1964

A BAFTA award winning documentary focussing on how drivers are trained to drive new electric trains in the UK.

Elegía por un circo Trailer (1970)

01 January 1970

Let Them Live! Trailer (1970)

20 February 1970

This film, which represents 7 years of shots on 5 continents, shows both the wonders of the wild world and the drama of its systematic destruction by man.

The Long Memory Trailer (1971)

01 January 1971

A BAFTA award nominated documentary investigating the background behind the disturbances in Ulster; the history of the province and the position held by the army in its task of maintaining peace.

Heroes of the North Sea Trailer (1925)

01 January 1925

A record of a visit to the North Sea fishing fleets, obtained by courtesy of the Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen and taken from their mission ship 'Joseph and Sarah Miles'.

North Sea Oil on Stream Trailer (1975)

01 January 1975

A BAFTA award winning documentary depicting the opening of the North Sea Forties oil field by HM Queen Elizabeth II.

Camera on Chicago Trailer (1983)

01 January 1983

A love letter to the city from Chicago native and filmmaker Warren E. Thompson. It is a continuing effort to record some of the events, characteristics, problems and glories of Chicago.

Irish Melody Trailer (1934)

01 October 1934

Robert C. Bruce’s “Musical Moods” travelogues

The Last Nomad Trailer (2022)

01 January 2022

A tumultuous family drama unfolds as Gara (59) and Nada (13) defend their land set to become a military polygon, revealing layers of complexity that bond mother and daughter.

Querida Chick: Jessica Sarah Rinland to Chick Strand Trailer (2022)

14 March 2022

Garbiñe Ortega, Artistic Director of Punto de Vista, came up with the idea of creating a collective audiovisual project in which several filmmakers would make a filmed letter addressed to another filmmaker they did not know personally and who was as far as possible from their own cinema.

Threads of Life: Hemp and Gender in a Hmong Village Trailer (1994)

01 January 1994

For centuries Hmong people have lived in the mountains of China and Southeast Asia. They have in more recent history fled Laos as refugees and resettled in the Americas, Australia, and Europe.

Indians, Outlaws, Marshals and the Hangin' Judge Trailer (2020)

15 April 2020

Indians, Outlaws, Marshals and the Hangin’ Judge is a story set in the late 19th Century, with topics that resonate today: racial bias, gun violence, Indian affairs and accusations of police brutality.

Georgy Zhzhenov. Russian Cross. Part Two - "Fraer of Muddy Water" Trailer (2003)

31 March 2003

In the second part of the cycle, Georgy Zhzhenov talks about himself and about his life in prisons and the zones in which he had to sit.

And the Past Seems Like a Dream… Trailer (1988)

01 March 1988

The ship sails down the Yenisei River to the city of Igarka. Its passengers are those who in the 1930s and 1940s were repressed, exiled here and lived here for some part of their lives.

Le roi du drum Trailer (1992)

06 June 1992

Guy Nadon is the rhythm incarnate. A jazz drummer who strikes on everything that makes noise. A king of musical improvisation, but also a king of improvisation, sometimes holding words bordering on surrealism.

The Good Fight: James Farmer Remembers the Civil Rights Movement Trailer (2009)

15 September 2009

When he rolled into the Jim Crow South on a Greyhound bus - a black man sitting in the whites-only front seat - James Farmer was scared.

What the Hell's Going On Up There? Trailer (1979)

06 April 1979

A disgruntled Uncle Sam complains that nobody listens to him anymore, and what's more, he doesn't even know what's going on up there.

Firing Squad Trailer (2003)

04 March 2003

In December 1941, the Nazis shot four and a half thousand people in Yalta. Most of them were Jews. The Soviet authorities did not want to bury these people.

Arthur Erickson Trailer (1981)

01 January 1981

A portrait of Arthur Erickson, a Vancouver-based architect internationally known for his unique style.

My Crows Trailer (2005)

01 March 2005

About the strange, little-studied, mysterious inhabitants of the metropolis, whose life is almost unknown to the layman.

First Principles of the Compression Ignition Engine Trailer (1939)

01 January 1939

An exposition, by means of diagrams and models, of the working principles of the compression ignition or oil engine.

La Cathédrale Engloutie Trailer (1961)

01 January 1961

A documentary study of a series of works by Welsh painter, Ceri Richards, inspired by the 1910 piano)

The Unbroken Line Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

A historical survey of the office of the Canadian governor general, from its inception through the inauguration of Edward Schreyer to office.

Bowie: One in a Million Trailer (2000)

01 March 2000

This searing indictment of society's failure to deal with intimate partner violence pays homage to Cathy Bowie, a vibrant young woman whose life became a headline and then faded into a statistic after she was murdered by her husband, George Jackson.

The Eraser Man Trailer (2021)

31 October 2021

This horror short film reveals the fate of four teens to previously stumbled upon a mystery of the Eraser Man.

Farewell Trailer (1975)

31 March 1975

At Munich’s central station, after years spent working in factories in several German cities, a worker from Serbia boards a train and heads south, to Belgrade.

Kafi's Story Trailer (1989)

01 November 1989

Shot between 1986 and 1988, Kafi's Story captures Nuba life at the moment before it was engulfed in the Sudanese civil war.

Simba Wa Nyika Trailer (1982)

01 January 1982

A man listens to music on a cassette. It seems to have been composed by an amateur. Then, on stage, he is now the conductor of an orchestra and this time, it’s he who is playing this music.

La vie est dure Trailer (1982)

01 January 1982

This is the portrait of a man of modest circumstances. Every morning, he gets up and goes to work in an office.

Just wait I’ll give you a house Trailer (1982)

01 January 1982

Urban life can be difficult. Here we first follow a couple who encounter one problem after another as they hunt for a flat.

My Beloved Riga Trailer (2003)

24 September 2003

In this film, the inhabitants of Riga, each differently, introduce us to this 800-year old European city and make an avowal of love to it.

COBORÂRE (Descent) Trailer (2022)

10 April 2022

1989 is largely remembered as the year in which the Berlin Wall fell. But, beneath the rubble of the Berlin Wall lies the Romanian Revolution.

An Initiation "Kut" for a Korean Shaman Trailer (1991)

01 January 1991

In Korea, when things go wrong in the household, the housewife may consult a shaman to determine if the problem is caused by an angry god or ancestor.

Le Sénégal et le Festival Mondial des Arts Nègres Trailer (1966)

01 April 1966

Promotional newsreel of Dakar, selected to host the first edition of the World Festival of Black Arts.

The Trobriand Islanders Trailer (1952)

01 January 1952

During his field work in the region of Omarakana, H.A.Powell filmed various sequences from which the film is assembled.

Marina Valieri, Cavafy's Grand Niece Trailer (2011)

17 March 2011

Marina Valieri,daughter of Jerome and Chariklia Kavafy, narrates her exciting journey of her life from the bourgeois salons of Europe,just before WW2, to the Lesvos island/Greece rural life of the 50's and 60's till today.

The House-Opening Trailer (1980)

01 January 1980

When Geraldine Kawanka’s husband died, she and her children left their house at Aurukun on Cape York Peninsula.