Documentary Short Movies

Released in 1901

A lyrical and haunting portrait of reindeer herding in the twilight expanses of the Lappish wilderness.

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

This very short film from the Hinterland Who’s Who series introduces viewers to the snowy owl.

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on June 3rd, 1918.

As a Cholera epidemic rages in Haiti, the United Nations denies it is responsible for introducing the disease despite glaring evidence suggesting...

The climbers Jean Jacques and André Lambert, accompanied by the photographer Jean Lozeron, climb the great ridge of Salève, in...

Several versions of Mol's film "From the Realm of the Crystals" exist; In the film, the crystallization processes of various chemicals are shown....

« A mother is in a psychiatric ward. Today, she is discharged for a few hours and is met by her son. Through fleeting moments – as if...

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

This is the story of French's vs. Heinz, and how the people of Leamington, Ont. (AKA the Tomato Capital of Canada) got caught up in Canada's greatest...

Fly-on-the-wall documentary footage of a film crew shooting a horror scene in Mumbai.

Travelogue released on the 15th of January, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released on the 16th of July, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

A documentary following a West London barber, as he reminisces on his entry into his profession and how it saved him from other fates.

The story of Michael Ray VanMeter, the self proclaimed vampire of Ft. Leeds, Alabama

An interview with Caroline Munro about the making of Maniac.

The siren call of the ivory-billed woodpecker lures a New York based tantra and sex educator into the swamps of the American South on a 17-year...

Travelogue released on the 29th of July, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Travelogue released on the 5th of March, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.