Paper Comet Classroom
Three-to-six-minute documentaries with ready-to-teach packs: transcript, guided notes, quiz, discussion questions and a full source list.
First packs coming soonDocumentary studio · Tucson, Arizona
Short documentaries that make history stick.
Cinematic, human-researched films about the strange true stories that shaped us, made for classrooms, museums and the endlessly curious.
What we make
One studio. Three ways to tell a true story.
History & Hype
History's most gloriously ridiculous moments, told by two tin-toy robots who were absolutely not there.
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Cinematic short films about technology, memory and the people caught between them.
Screening soonWork with us
Your story, in a few unforgettable minutes.
We make custom short documentaries for schools, museums, historical societies and local businesses: local history, exhibit introductions, field-trip primers, anniversaries and launch films.
- Every fact researched and sourced by a human
- Captions and transcripts on everything
- Classroom pack add-on for educators
- Made right here in Tucson
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Pitch
Tell us the story and who it's for. We'll come back with a one-page treatment.
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Research & script
Primary sources first. You review the script before a single frame is made.
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Film & deliver
A finished film plus captions, transcript and, for schools, a ready-to-teach pack.
About
Built after hours. Checked twice.
Every fact sourced
If we can't source it, we don't say it. Where historians disagree, we tell you that too.
Honest about our tools
We use modern AI tools in production. The research, the writing decisions and the fact-checking are human.
Small on purpose
Paper Comet Studios is a tiny independent studio in Tucson, Arizona. You'll always talk to the person making your film.