History Shorts 2021

When many believed that "the only good Indian is a dead Indian," Chief Tendoy has an encounter with President Ulysses Grant that culminates in a duel of the titans where injustice, theft of land, and violation of treaties are debated.

A love letter from an American soul to the city of Lisbon.

A documentary written by Kane McKay, a returned military serviceman, about Bob Quinn, a recipient of the Military Medal for his heroic actions in World War II in Tobruk, 1941, and also champion player for a number of years at the Port Adelaide Football Club.

Punjabi soldiers encounter both love and hostility on Canada's Westcoast during the late 1800's

Mockumentary experimental film, which shows one day in the life of a young man. The action takes place on the Day of Soviet Cosmonautics, April 12, one of the last years of the USSR.

The Silence is the sad legacy of a small country. Filmmakers, influencers and museums all came together to make a tribute to the last of those who were not silent: the 92-year-old musician Vlado Strmen. Will he be the last or not?

When a young East-German woman named Maika receives a telegram from her sister who successfully fled the DDR, her life is turned upside down as she faces the prospect of justifying to the authorities her involvement in the escape.

Hanoi Circus, 1972. In the year of Nixon's Christmas bombings, a performer prepares her routine at the circus. Captured by an American photographer, this image becomes a symbol of peace when the war ends in 1975.

The survived by miracle boy from one old revenue house brings the architect Leo von Klenze into this house and tells terrifying stories of his family, saturated with poverty, injustice and alcoholism. During the story the architect begins with horror to guess the purpose of his visit ...

While helping the local museum plan for a Time Capsule ceremony, three adventurous kids (and their dog) look for inspiration from the Presidents immortalized on Mt Rushmore as to what they should leave behind for future generations.

Follows Iwao Ichikawa, a second-generation Japanese Mexican, navigating racial segregation in Mexicali, Baja California during WWII, offering a poignant exploration of identity and belonging amidst adversity.

The wait is finally over. The flamboyant and prestigious 18th century hairdresser and paranormal adventurer Legros de Rumigny and his trusty assistant Fremont travel to a remote mountain top castle to battle cursed hair.

The three young Taiwanese miners escaped from the notorious Iriomote coal mine and became the wandering ghosts in the jungle of Iriomote Island in the 1930s.

June 6, 1740 in the golden age of passion, love and drama of two brothers Wilhelm and Heinrich von Eckart. Both fight for the heart of the same woman, ignoring the lies and deceit behind the veil of innocence. A pistol duel shall decide on the fate of the two brothers.

For Black History Month 2021, the City of Toronto's Rexdale Community Hub gave away 1200 meals to relieve poverty.

An exiled radical appeals to the Lord Protector to rescue England from Tyranny.

155 BC Two young shepherds join the last battle of their people against the Roman invader.