Documentary Short Movies

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

The film is a kind of docu-fiction about a boy who enrolls in a battalion of young mountain troops. The film follows his daily life in the military...

Robert Donnell is a man with an unusual occupation. He is the Carilloneur in the Dominion of Canada Peace Tower in Ottawa. Unseen to the visitors ,...

Travelogue released on the 8th of July, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.

A rock climbing in the Bavarian Allgäu Alps in Germany. The camera follows two mountaineers on a climb. We see all stages of the ascent, from...

Elizabeth "Betita" Martinez, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2008 Community Leadership Awards (The San Francisco Foundation Award) - for...

Released in 1901

After an unsuccessful attempt at establishing himself in the early 1970s music scene, Jamaican-born reggae legend Stranger Cole opens a record store,...

Roads are a major cause of habitat fragmentation for many animals and are a severe threat to many species. This story is about the newts of Chileno...

This personal film is made up of landscape photos from the archive of the director's father, through which he returns to his life while exploring the...

'The Horsemen' captures the traditions and values of the noble Almonte Horsemen. For over 500 years these men have annually driven over 1000 horses...

The ascent of the Aiguille Verte in the Mont Blanc Massif by the ridge of the Moine. Two climbers, the mountain, and the rope. No plot, no tragedy,...

1919, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Rita Semel, interfaith pioneer and Jewish activist, is a recipient of the San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards "for her life-long...

In Xining, China, Daxin Street transforms when night falls. From the setting up of the stalls to the bustling nightlife, the film follows the rhythm...

Made by the Department of Immigration to entice immigrants from Great Britain, this film shows an idyllic picture of life in the South Australian...

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...

Director James Nguyen will release his short documentary film, CLIMATE FIX which suggests how carbon removal technology can be used to fix climate...