USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland

Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film

2000

A short documentary about the Making Of Hitchcock's "Shadow of a Doubt" (1943).

Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin

2004

Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever - Behind the Scenes

2010

Merci Zaza - La Folle Histoire de la Cage aux Folles

2023

A look back at "La Cage aux Folles", which ran non-stop for five years, from February 1973, on the stage of the Théâtre du Palais Royal in Paris. At a time when homosexuality was considered a crime by the law, Poiret and Serrault achieved great success in boulevard theater. Their success continued on the silver screen, with three Oscar nominations and a Broadway musical. Combining never-before-seen archives from the play, extracts from the film, confessions by Poiret and Serrault, and interviews with witnesses, this is the story of a wild epic.

The Farmer and the Shark

2025

Explores the life of local Martha's Vineyard legend, Craig Kingsbury, and his impact on the production of Steven Spielberg’s classic movie

Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery

2025

Behind the scenes of Sarah McLachlan’s legendary all-women music festival and features interviews with performers including Bonnie Raitt, Erykah Badu, Olivia Rodrigo, and Emmylou Harris.

Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein

1996

Via reminiscences from writer/actor Gene Wilder and others, this documentary recalls the making of the 1974 film Young Frankenstein.

Another Romance of Celluloid: Electrical Power

1938

This short begins at Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam). The electricity generated here by the Colorado River is sent to Hollywood, where movie studios need it to make movies. After a tour of the MGM studios' power plants, we see short advertisements for upcoming MGM releases.