SIFF’s Opening Night Shorts Fest features six striking shorts across mood and method.
Tag Archives: Documentary
DisneyNature’s Orangutan [2026]
A young orangutan lives her life, and all the ups and downs that come with it, in Mark Linfield & Vanessa Berlowitz’s documentary Orangutan, now on Disney+.
Ghost Elephants [2026]
A team of scientists and locals search for the elusive and massive titular Ghost Elephants in Werner Herzog’s captivating new documentary.
Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story [2026] [MVD Visual Blu-ray]
The 50-year history of Redd Kross, the influential LA punk band, is tracked with new and old footage of brothers Jeff and Steven McDonald and friends in Andrew Reich’s wonderful documentary Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story. Now on Blu-ray and DVD from MVD Visual.
Elvis ’56 [1987] [Lightyear Blu-Ray]
The year Elvis shot to stardom is explored in Alan & Susan Raymond’s 1987 documentary Elvis ‘56, now on Blu-Ray via Lightyear Entertainment.
The Secret Lives of Bill Bartell [2025] [MVD Visual]
The multitude of secrets and strangeness of an enigmatic, but everywhere and known to all, figure of LA’s punk scene is explored in Dave Markey’s insanely engaging 2025 documentary, Secret Lives of Bill Bartell, now on Blu-ray from MVD Visual.
The Last Sacrifice [2026]
The Last Sacrifice, a documentary by Rupert Russell, expertly explores how an English farmer’s ritualistic murder jump-starts a rise in witchcraft and folk horror in culture and film; streaming on Shudder starting February 16th, 2026.