Category Archives: Documentary

All of Me: Sex Over Seventy

Posted on June 30, 2011 by DCShorts

A frank exploration and celebration of the sex lives of the elderly

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Still in Motion

Posted on June 30, 2011 by DCShorts

A man with Parkinson’s disease uses dance and movement to cope with his illness.

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Bye Bye Now!

Posted on June 30, 2011 by DCShorts

Once the center of many Irish villages, the loss of the phone box is celebrated and mourned.   DC Shorts 2011 Audience Honorable Mention

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Shinya Kimura

Posted on June 30, 2011 by DCShorts

Examining the mind and workshop of Shinya Kimura as he breathes life into his motorcycles from the very depths of his soul.

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Sweetness & Art

Posted on June 30, 2011 by DCShorts

For fine cuisine, where is the line between food as mere sustenance and as fine art?

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Insustentável (Unsustainable)

Posted on June 30, 2011 by DCShorts

An examination of the ethical and social ramifications of wasting food.

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Soccer City: Superstar

Posted on June 30, 2011 by DCShorts

Meet Isaac “Shakes” Kungwane, a true symbol of life and soccer in township South Africa during the first ever FIFA World Cup in Africa.

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Two’s A Crowd

Posted on June 30, 2011 by DCShorts

When a couple is forced to move in together after four years of marriage, issues of privacy and independence come to the forefront.   Winner, DC Shorts 2011 Audience Favorite Award

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Gilded Age Gladiator

Posted on June 30, 2011 by DCShorts

The rise of 19th century boxer John L. Sullivan and the last title bout fought under bare-knuckle rules.

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Leonids Geschichte (Leonid’s History)

Posted on June 30, 2011 by DCShorts

A harrowing first-person account of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster and its aftermath.

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Spiral Transition

Posted on June 30, 2011 by DCShorts

A filmmaker’s relationship with his mother evolves as he transitions genders.

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