Documentary Short Movies

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

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

A remote and wild island on the west coast of Scotland is home to a small group of people that live in deep connection with the land, the sea and the...

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on June 8th, 1919.

Interlaken, as its name implies, is dependent to a large extent on the two beautiful lakes for much of its popularity. An interesting short panorama...

At a marine biology station, a clump of algae reveals polyps, stomachs with limbs, limbs with buds, buds with poison cells. This animal reproduces by...

Travelogue released on November 11th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

A window into the work of cat rescue volunteers in Baltimore, Maryland.

This short film from the Perspective series highlights social and economic development in Haiti circa 1957. It depicts customs and traditions used to...

The Numbers Start with the River is a 1971 American short documentary film about small-town life in Iowa. Produced by Donald Wrye for the United...

The film describes the life of the last Macedonian nomadic ethnic group, so called Karakachani. In 18th century, their ancestors, ants of the...

What is a home? Can a body become a home? This short film tries to answer these questions about the construction of our identities through the...

For nearly 10 years, Belarus has had a Shelter — place for women victims of domestic violence. This is a big private house in Minsk. Many...

Documentary on the making of "The Searchers" (1956), starring John Wayne and directed by John Ford, with outtakes, behind-the-scenes footage and...

On the 23rd of June 2016 Britain voted to leave the European Union. Who Are We? is a re-working of material from a BBC television debate transmitted...

An ascent of 'The Tooth' via the South-east Face. The film was made by Burge Bickford and Lyman Boyer. It features Jim Crooks leading Fred Beckey on...

André de la Varre presents Nias and Sumatra, Islands of Netherlands India.

Released on July 13th, 1919.

In 1992, at the height of the AIDS pandemic, activist Terence Alan Smith made a historic bid for president of the United States as his drag queen...

Released in 1901