Documentary Short Movies

A movie director attemps to film the way he writes a screenplay.

From the turtles of the Farasan Islands to the ibex that dot the Asir Mountains, this documentary captures Saudi Arabia's diverse wildlife and...

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...

Released in 1901

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

A portrait of the city of Zagreb, as it was in 1943.

An alpine ascent around the snow-covered area of Monte Cevedale by a large group of mountaineers equipped with crampons and ice axes. The group...

The forró musical genre from Northeastern Brazil is a male-dominated industry. Some of the few female musicians who managed to fight prejudice...

Released in 1919, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

1901. Cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Released in 1901

In 2002, Sophie Constantinou interviewed Ron Padgett, Connie Lewellyn and Kenward Elmslie and recorded their recollections of Joe Brainard’s...

Released on July 13th, 1919.

Showing hundreds of boys, girls and adults on skis descending a steep snow-covered bank.

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

A short documentary on life in Iceland.

Four roped men jump a crevasse and ascend through the seracs of the Mer de Glace using long ice axes. The shot belongs to a collection of scenes that...