Documentary Short Movies

Released in 1901.

1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on December 7th, 1919.

Cameraman Claude Gabriëls, well known for his work with Henri Storck and Paul Meyer, has made this beautiful evocation of a snowy day in...

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on January 14th, 1918.

Shot weeks apart, I made two films of personal sightings while on public outings, in the company of the great mammals off Cape Cod. Like icebergs,...

To commemorate the Anniversary of the Unspunnen Fete of 1815, held at Unspunnen, near Interlaken. Order of the Procession : 1-Twenty-two girls in...

She accused the leader of the Sandinista revolution of sexual abuse. Now he is president of Nicaragua and she lives in exile.

Jürgen Leppert, also known as "Der Dreher" or "der Kreisel" is a graduate engineer, speaker inventor, 360 degree dancer, gifted Frisbee player...

For his third picture in his series, Mr. Holmes takes his audience on a visit to our National Military Academy at West Point, there to study the...

Visiting the home of Marija Janeković in Petrinja on 24th April 2013.

Known also as 'The Crystal Ascension', the film chronicles an exploration of Mount Hood and its glaciers by a mountain-climbing party who explore the...

Made from the official photos and declarations of the G7 summits. 40 years of celebrating economic growth.

Quebec stands 200 feet above the lower town, dominating the entire landscape. Along Duffern Terrace there runs the toboggan slide, which at night is...

Released in 1901.

Pelicans frolic around and in a pool. A keeper comes to feed them.

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Released in 1901

A poetic tapestry eulogizing Chicago's famed "Old" Comiskey Park.

Austrian military detachment out for Ski practice, showing how the Ski may be used in crossing snow-covered and ice hardened surfaces with great...