Documentary Short Movies

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 1901

The American mountaineer Gary Hemming marked the era of the 1960s. The story of this "exceptional" character is intimately linked to that of the...

A short documentary on life in Iceland.

1901. Cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

A documentary focusing on Polish 60-year-old Henryk Kowalczyk who is deaf-blind and being taught sculpture. Working with clay and other materials is...

1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

short documentary film on an Icelandic whaling station

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

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

The Planes of Fame Air Museum has always been, and continues to be a "volunteer-driven" organization. Volunteers are the life-blood of most of their...

Short documentary about the making of Twin Peaks: The Return.

Released on August 21st, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Grimsel was the scene of the Austrian-French conflict of 1799. It is now one of the most popular passes in the Alps.

A short documentary that tells the story of queer artist Heather Spooner and the adult pen pal program she created during the pandemic, featuring the...

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

Cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

On August 6, gay, bisexual, transvestite, and transsexual activists gathered in Bursa to hold a march and then hold a press conference to protest the...

Whale Watch (1) gathers personal sightings while on a public outing, in the company of the great mammals off Cape Cod. – Joseph Bernard

Anna Zett collages mostly unreleased footage from the Berlin Archive of the GDR-Opposition into a pulsating short film thriller. The film opens up an...