Documentary Short Movies

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Released in 1901

This gives a panorama of the Village of Isebwald and entrance to Interlaken from the deck of a steamer on Lake Brienz. The famous Geissbach falls...

The final episode in our Mini-Docs series comes from musician and writer Jake Anderson, who explores the niche music genres which find an increasing...

Chris Renfro doesn’t just grow and harvest grapes on a hillside high above San Francisco’s Highway 280 to make delicious local wine. He...

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on April 27th, 1919.

This is the story of one of Australia's most gruesome murders and the first woman in the nation's history to be sentenced to life in prison with no...

The nightingale and its song, its habitat, nest eggs and young.

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

1906, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1897, directed by Georges Melies.

A fragmented collection of legends born from the rubble of the catastrophic Friuli Earthquake of May 6, 1976.

JoAnn Elam was an experimental filmmaker, postal worker, and social activist. She is most known for her films Rape and Lie Back and Enjoy it. This...

A portrait of Ryann Holmes, community organizer and co-founder of bklyn boihood, un/doing and reframing masculinity.

A short film and digital resource to highlight the need for more inclusive healthcare in Canada, and provide resources and tips for medical...

Presented as a kind of docu-fiction, the film shows training maneuvers by the young mountaineers of the Scuola Centrale Militare di Alpinismo...

Ron Padgett (1942- ) is a poet and editor whose artistic career took off during his teenaged years in Tulsa, Oklahoma. There, along with Joe Brainard...

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

A film about the daily life of Martin, a handicapped child who will always be dependent on his parents. Ever since he was very small, Martin has had...