Documentary Short Movies

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

An interview with British film director Mike Leigh produced for BBC-TV.

This short documentary focuses on a man-made island that became the first federal sanctuary for wildlife in Canada. Situated an hour east of...

This mini-documentary follows Stewart McPherson's journey to Tristan da Cunha, the most remote inhabited island in the world. We meet the Tristanians...

Released on the 9th of November, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

An official training film from the War department. In April 1942, a detail of five enlisted men and two officers, Capt. Paul Lafferty and Lt. John...

1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Showing lady and gentleman climbers with guides negotiating difficult situations until finally their progress is stopped by a cow in their path which...

A crowd of a hundred boys rushing the position of another crowd, storming their adversaries with volleys of snowballs, finally driving the enemy from...

1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Mark does a shaky weekend in Dallas after 80+ days. He's used to going up 3 times a night and on the road every weekend then Covid hit and forced him...

Released in 1901

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Kangaroo Island is a tiny Australian island with pristine beaches, mountains, bushland, and desert, home to a variety of wildlife, extraordinary...

The Algerian region of Tindouf is home to more than 170,000 Sahrawis, who have been living in refugee camps since 1976, when Morocco occupied the...

Released on the 17th of April, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released in June of 1921, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

In China, culture and the arts are very closely linked to people and their lives. The street life in Beijing is a 24-hour live show full of music,...

A man and a woman in a mountaineering tour on the Blackfoot Glacier in the Glacier National Park. They cross the glacier, negotiating big crevasses...