Documentary Short Movies

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

In this heartfelt short film by Jesse Collier Sutterley, Roosevelt Farrow, born in 1929 at the start of the Great Depression, shares his lifelong...

A poetic tapestry eulogizing Chicago's famed "Old" Comiskey Park.

We have our poor people and the east has its starving millions; even in far-away Ceylon there are many kind hearts beating beneath dark skins, and it...

Making of Moontide talking about the production of the movie.

Released in 1901

Released on the 28th of February, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

This two-part visual essay features the son of director Don Siegel, Kristoffer Tabori, who reads from his father book A Siegel Film. The bulk of the...

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on May 6th, 1918.

This documentary film focuses on the animal life that survives in this harsh arctic climates at the edge of the ice - from the simple algae to...

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Documentary footage showing the alligator in several stages of growth, from babyhood to a ripe old age; a film taken at an alligator farm in...

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on May 20th, 1918.

The first tour of rising artist Olivia Yells, held in 2025, passed through the Brazilian states of Paraná, Santa Catarina, and São...

This opens with a view of the upper falls and great viaduct of the mountain railway, showing ascending and descending cars, and then a close view of...

A short film showing a typical English seaside town during the winter.

Grimsel was the scene of the Austrian-French conflict of 1799. It is now one of the most popular passes in the Alps.

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith