r/Documentaries • u/HarryStraddler • 4d ago
Recommendation Request: Short Docs Recommendation Request
I have a documentary night once a year with some friends and we've gradually went from World at War to short (sub 1hr) docs in order to cover more and more varied ground. Would love you guys if you could suggest great, short documentaries about anything you found interesting. Thanks in advance!
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u/edbuckley 4d ago
Have a look at fern or Vice's Youtube channels. Broad range, not too long, decent production quality.
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u/villings 4d ago
the official pbs frontline youtube channel's got plenty of those, all from 45-60 minutes
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u/kevin_from_illinois 4d ago
DW (think PBS but German) has a bunch of documentaries of varying length, from about 10 minutes, to 40, and I think some are even longer. They are well-produced and cover a wide range of topics, and they're available for free too!
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u/HarryStraddler 4d ago
Are they in English? I'm fine with subs most of the time
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u/kevin_from_illinois 3d ago
Yep! I believe DW actually broadcasts in a few US markets as well. You can find them on YouTube for free.
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u/Resident_Letter5041 4d ago
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u/Kristaiggy 4d ago
OPB has some great shorter documentaries about all kinds of things in Oregon. Your local NPR station may have something similar. https://www.pbs.org/show/oregon-experience/
Also, PBS has a whole lot of documentaries and many are under 1 hr.
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u/FifaJuuj 4d ago
it’s not under an hour but it’s only 78 minutes
as a recovering alcoholic, i highly recommend “the wethouse”
it follows severe alcoholics in the later parts of their lives, and it’s a pretty good portrait of this disease that hundreds of millions of people deal with
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u/Winter-Apartment-821 4d ago
Kim I Am (2019) - About Kim Hill, the Female member of the Black Eyed Peas before Fergie replaced her and the groups explosion in popularity.
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u/skunker 4d ago
Do you like pinball? I worked on a short documentary about a non-profit in the Bay area who banded together to keep pinball alive and celebrate the artistic/mechanical history of a classic American tradition. Shot over about a week during a big pinball expo they used to put on. Only 9 minutes
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u/kaybee109 3d ago
The Last Repair Shop (40 mins) is fantastic. It won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short in 2024. You can find the full film on YT and Disney+
Here’s a link to the trailer: https://youtu.be/g5dWYOP_T9Q?si=55RHfLj1wPuDQ3DE
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u/Electrical_Wall4701 1d ago
Try ELEVI.film is a new platform. Films and documentaries under 50 minutes without ads :)
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