2017 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Documentary

When Ilse Cruz was a toddler, she and her mom immigrated from Mexico to Chicago in search of better opportunities. Now a passionate dancer and ambitio...

A short film about the end of World War II and Canada's contribution to the effort.

A courageous pastor uses his underground network to rescue and aid North Korean families as they risk their lives to embrace freedom.

A powerful set of stories of “righteous persons” taking action along the U.S.-Mexico border, motivated by moral conviction and compassion. "Borderland...

This short film traces the journey of the first Ukrainian settlers in Canada. Seeking freedom and opportunity, they came here and became instrumental...

This "March of Time" entry examines the many problems, both human and economic, that faced the Allies in their respective zones of Germany -- USA, Eng...

A documentary film about Syria with its diverse civilizations and history. Where the hero of the film gets lost between his questions about history, c...

The film based on a true story, tells the story of two soldiers who fought off an assault by 1500 attackers while defending section level outpost of a...

Behind-the-scenes documentary focusing on Marcus Luttrell, the lone survivor of a four-man Navy Seal team ambushed by the Taliban in 2005.

The film explores the reasons for emigrating from Italy and describes the feeling of being a stranger in one's own country after many years in Switzer...

When an extraordinary new resident – Balakrishna, an Indian elephant – arrived in the town of East River, Nova Scotia, in 1967, no one was more in awe...

What is left backstage of the heroic videos of our warriors in Ukraine? What do they have to face, one on one, in peaceful life, and where does the wa...