Documentary Short Movies

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

From the shores of Lake Huron to the prairie capital of Manitoba is an interesting trip. Scenes shown are motorboating amid the Thirty Thousand...

Short documentary written, directed and edited by Aleksandar Ilić. It won the Special Jury Prize at the Krakow Film Festival.

Alexis is a 32-year-old white woman married to Alain, an African from Rwanda. This documentary focuses on Alexis giving birth in her parents home. As...

'Consumed' is a cinematic journey through the landscapes, mines, factories, and shipyards of Chinese production. Blurring the lines between...

Catch the spark after dark at Disneyland Park. And say farewell to one of the Magic Kingdom's most celebrated traditions - The Main Street Electrical...

Soon enough humankind will ascend to space. Who can join that mission? Who has to stay behind? In some places it has already started. Men and...

1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

This documentary film focuses on the animal life that survives in this harsh arctic climates at the edge of the ice - from the simple algae to...

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Released in 1901.

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Taken from the front of a descending car, the track and the way in which the fertile valleys open out on either side, with the huge snow-capped...

Released in November of 1920. Produced by Burton Holmes.

A unique view of one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the world. The film is tinted to portray the falls amid highly picturesque setting in the...

Silent Impulses is a documentary portrait of a young woman who openly deals with taboo sexual deviations. The film reveals her inner world, the way...

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Chinese for Affirmative Action is a recipient of the San Francisco Community Leadership Award for being "a champion against discrimination and for...

This very short documentary from the Hinterland Who’s Who series provides an introduction to the whooping crane.

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.