documentary Archives — Colossal

a gif from a short film showing peacocks and their chicks walking through a suburban front yard

‘Our Neighbors, the Peacocks’ Paints a Portrait of an Unusual Convergence of Populations

April 20, 2026

orbs float in the air in an installation by tomas saraceno

A Visit to Tomás Saraceno’s Berlin Studio Delves into a Deeply Empathetic Practice

March 13, 2026

A still from archival footage of a man on top of house's roof

A Short Documentary Celebrates the Community that Rallied Around ‘Rick on the Roof’

January 15, 2026

A gif from a short film produced by the V&A showing two miniature 17th-century table replicas being stacked on the original

Terry Facey Painstakingly Replicates a 17th-Century Marquetry Table at 1:8 Scale

January 2, 2026

a Pakistani girl playing soccer with the mountains in the background

‘Girls Move Mountains’ Is a Bold Portrait of the Women Playing Soccer in Remote Pakistan

November 21, 2025

a white man with gray hair touches a wood hive

Meet the Hive Architect, the Carpenter Independently Installing Homes for Honeybees

September 19, 2025

a gif of details of famous artworks

Explore Centuries of Art History 15 Minutes at a Time in James Payne’s ‘Great Art Explained’

July 2, 2025

a white woman stands in front of a graffitied sanitation truck talking to a black man

‘Maintenance Artist’ Highlights Mierle Laderman Ukeles’ Radical, Caring Approach to Public Art

June 5, 2025

a man standing in front of shelves of fabric

In ‘The Quilters,’ Men in a Missouri Prison Sew Gifts for Children

May 23, 2025

a still of a mother and daughter grabbing paint cans

How Do You Honor an Artist? A Daughter Grapples with Continuing Her Mother’s Legacy

April 10, 2025

a detail image of a portrait of a black woman with a sun hat in front of sunflowers

A Visit to Amy Sherald’s Studio Revels in Her Commitment to Beauty

March 19, 2025

a gif from a short documentary showing a man wearing a black hat and jeans as he walks to the front of a garage door painted with the words "John's Beachcombing Museum"

A Short Documentary Celebrates the Fruits of Nearly Five Decades of ‘Extreme Beachcombing’

February 25, 2025

a detail image of a colorful mural divided into eight parts depicting women in various professions

A New Documentary Traces How a Faith Ringgold Mural at Rikers Island Helped Women Break Free

February 13, 2025

a still from the short documentary film 'I Am the Nature' featuring an Indigenous Achuar woman with traditional face paint and textile headband, with the subtitle text reading "We are in the place that we have to be"

Deep in the Amazon Rainforest, ‘I Am the Nature’ Celebrates Indigenous Cultural Philosophy

February 12, 2025

an animated gif of a lawnmower rolling through the frame

In ‘The Big Wait,’ a Couple Readies a Remote Australian Town for Visitors Who Might Never Arrive

November 5, 2024