Documentary Short Movies

1937
Devon Dairy Farming
Devon Dairy Farming
01937HD
A 1930s geography lesson on dairy farming, around the pasturelands of Wixenford Farm near Plymouth.
2012
In Search of the Wallaby
In Search of the Wallaby
02012HD
A film crew travels to the island of Islay off the west coast of Scotland to investigate the curious tale of the discovery on the island of a dead...
2007
Tevye's Daughters
Tevye's Daughters
02007HD
The actors who played Tevye's daughters reflect on their experiences filming Fiddler on the Roof.
1918
Wellington and the North Island of New Zealand
Wellington and the North Island of New Zealand
01918HD
Travelogue released on July 22nd, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.
1903
Trip Around Lake of the Four Cantons
Trip Around Lake of the Four Cantons
01903HD
1. Lake steamer leaving Lucerne. 2. Panorama of Lucerne Lake front. 3. The picturesque Village Weggis. 4. The oldest Chalet at Trieb. 5. Brunnen -...
1901
Panorama of Montreux
Panorama of Montreux
01901HD
1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
2019
Sidney Crosby: There's No Place Like Home
Sidney Crosby: There's No Place Like Home
02019HD
A first-person account of a kid named Sidney in a town that helped him become who he is today: Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia.
2012
Dreaming of the Golden Eagle
Dreaming of the Golden Eagle
02012HD
Brothers Axel Emil (13), Eivind (10), and Eirik (8) are obsessed with wildlife and birds. They are out in the forest almost every day taking pictures...
2021
The Function of Fiction is the Abstraction and Simulation of Social Experience
The Function of Fiction is the Abstraction and Simulation of Social Experience
62021HD
Image production is fiction-weaving. Together with Sheena Absalud, we spent an entire day in Pride Month in my room documenting ourselves using...
2019
Something to Say
Something to Say
02019HD
Bryan Charles Kimes has a lot to say, but the power of language escapes him. Lost in a public-school system that does not suit his needs, his parents...
1967
Hinterland Who's Who: Herring Gull
Hinterland Who's Who: Herring Gull
01967HD
This very short documentary from the Hinterland Who’s Who series provides an introduction to the herring gull.
1924
Le Massif du Mont-Blanc - L'ascension de l'Aiguille du Moine
Le Massif du Mont-Blanc - L'ascension de l'Aiguille du Moine
01924HD
Three mountaineers, including a woman, climb the l'Aiguille du Moine, in the Mont Blanc Massif departing from the Couvercle Shelter. Facing walls...
1919
Push Car Trails in Formosa
Push Car Trails in Formosa
01919HD
Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on December 7th, 1919.
1907
Motoring Over the Alps
Motoring Over the Alps
01907HD
1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
1903
Panorama of the Alps
Panorama of the Alps
01903HD
1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
1987
U-Boats: The Wolfpack
U-Boats: The Wolfpack
91987HD
This documentary looks at the Nazi submarine threat, their fleet known as the "Wolf Pack," and how it almost helped to defeat the Allies in World War...
1901
Swiss Cows Grazing on Alps
Swiss Cows Grazing on Alps
01901HD
Released in 1901
1904
Winter Fairlyand: The Alps
Winter Fairlyand: The Alps
01904HD
1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
1915
Climbing the Jungfrau
Climbing the Jungfrau
01915HD
Released in 1915, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
2022
The Re-education of Ji Zhihao
The Re-education of Ji Zhihao
02022HD
Three faded photographs lead the filmmaker Tian Macleod Ji and his great uncle to China’s countryside, on a journey to explore both the tender...