Documentary Short Movies

The Southern Sea Otter was historically abundant along the California coastline until intense hunting pressures reduced their numbers to...

...where the whole expedition, by the breaking of an ice cornice on the summit, escaped death by a hair's breadth. The miraculous escape is recorded...

The picture shows various kinds of birds in their natural environments, and in their natural colors, and at such close range that the very eyes of...

A picture of life in the Tasmanian town of Launceston in the mid 1960s.

This Ukrainian-Jewish teenager immigrated to San Francisco as a young child. Now on the brink of adulthood, she interviews her grandparents about...

Starting from the Swiss village of Zermatt, two people and a guide make a perilous ascent of the Matterhorn. Local villagers mount a torchlight...

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

A short documentary from Eric Ashby on the badgers leaving near his home.

A vibrant journey through Brixton celebrating the energy, rhythm and culture of life in the district.

The first (native) First Nations girl to come forward as HIV-positive in the early 90's. The film chronicles her travels across Canada delivering...

An inside look at the making of "The Bill Cunningham Show"

Paris, France. Franz Reichelt wearing the parachute that he designed and invented before ascending the Eiffel Tower. Reichelt stands on a platform...

As queer trans and gender non-conforming children of the Vietnamese diaspora, we are fragmented at the crossroads of being displaced from not only a...

A documentary about Fausto Delle Chiaie, an italian artist. He worked in many european countries and spent the last 30 years exhibiting on the...

This film demystifies the complex but fascinating world of the investment business. We are given a privileged view of one of Canada's largest...

GUERRILLA HABEAS tells their inspiring yet maddening tale, as they rescue a few and many others are swept up by the system.

"Duel" describes the clash of two athletes, shot putters David Davis and Alfred Sosgórnik.

Short documentary about 50 years of history of Czechoslovakia, with archive images.

1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.