Features might get all the glitzy attention, but short films are the backbone of the cinematic world. From Martin Scorsese (“The Big Shave,” 1967) to Wes Anderson (“Bottle Rocket,” 1994) to ...

To all the aspiring documentary filmmakers with cameras in your hand, passion in your heart, and a brain screaming, “God! Where do I start!” Take a deep breath, because it only gets better from here.