Documentary Short Movies

  • 2022
    Polar Night Light

    Polar Night Light

    Polar Night Light

    02022HD

    Antti, a musher from Northern Finland, won't give up his way of life despite being advised contrarily. In the dogsled world there is no going back...

    Polar Night Light
  • 1978
    Genesis: Four Billion Years in the Making

    Genesis: Four Billion Years in the Making

    Genesis: Four Billion Years in the Making

    01978HD

    The Great Valley in Africa - a crack of more than 6,500 kilometers in the earth's crust - is the result of the continental fracture that began about...

    Genesis: Four Billion Years in the Making
  • 1904
    Close Call: Dangerous Climbing

    Close Call: Dangerous Climbing

    Close Call: Dangerous Climbing

    01904HD

    1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

    Close Call: Dangerous Climbing
  • 1970
    My Friend, Kev

    My Friend, Kev

    My Friend, Kev

    01970HD

    A filmmaker reconnects with an old friend, quietly revealing the distance time can create.

    My Friend, Kev
  • 2022
    The Making of Crime Scenes

    The Making of Crime Scenes

    The Making of Crime Scenes

    92022HD

    A film producer, an assassin, and a patriot. These aren’t three characters in this film but three ways of describing Wu Dun, a member of the...

    The Making of Crime Scenes
  • 2015
    You Better Take Cover

    You Better Take Cover

    You Better Take Cover

    02015HD

    A film about Men At Work, their hit single Down Under, and the Kookaburra controversy. The band were sued for copyright infringement and faced the...

    You Better Take Cover
  • 1964
    Life in Australia: Mount Gambier

    Life in Australia: Mount Gambier

    Life in Australia: Mount Gambier

    01964HD

    Made by the Department of Immigration to entice immigrants from Great Britain, this film shows an idyllic picture of life in the South Australian...

    Life in Australia: Mount Gambier
  • 1924
    The Island of Surprise

    The Island of Surprise

    The Island of Surprise

    01924HD

    1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    The Island of Surprise
  • 1901
    Panorama of the Snow Peaks of the Jungfrau

    Panorama of the Snow Peaks of the Jungfrau

    Panorama of the Snow Peaks of the Jungfrau

    01901HD

    Released in 1901

    Panorama of the Snow Peaks of the Jungfrau
  • 2020
    Summits and Ashes

    Summits and Ashes

    Summits and Ashes

    02020HD

    In the Peruvian mountains, rituals offer connection between participants and the divine. Resplendently realized in black and white by director...

    Summits and Ashes
  • 1907
    Winter Sports: Fun with Jack Frost

    Winter Sports: Fun with Jack Frost

    Winter Sports: Fun with Jack Frost

    01907HD

    Opening with sledge loads of holiday makers leaving the hotel shown afterwards careering along the roadway through beautiful winter landscape....

    Winter Sports: Fun with Jack Frost
  • 2026
    For the first time, in my entire life

    For the first time, in my entire life

    For the first time, in my entire life

    02026HD

    The first tour of rising artist Olivia Yells, held in 2025, passed through the Brazilian states of Paraná, Santa Catarina, and São...

    For the first time, in my entire life
  • 2021
    Five Scenes from the War in Afghanistan as They Appear in East Sussex

    Five Scenes from the War in Afghanistan as They Appear in East Sussex

    Five Scenes from the War in Afghanistan as They Appear in East Sussex

    02021HD

    In a greenhouse in England, a military veteran talks about his experiences as a soldier in Afghanistan. Clement Boland served with the British Army...

    Five Scenes from the War in Afghanistan as They Appear in East Sussex
  • 1907
    Burmah, Kyonske, Mandalay

    Burmah, Kyonske, Mandalay

    Burmah, Kyonske, Mandalay

    01907HD

    1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

    Burmah, Kyonske, Mandalay
  • 1903
    The Wintry Alps

    The Wintry Alps

    The Wintry Alps

    01903HD

    Scenes from a series filmed for Charles Urban by mountain expert Frank Ormiston-Smith, including The Battle of the Snow, Ski Jumping in the Alps, and...

    The Wintry Alps
  • 1919
    Paris the Magnificent

    Paris the Magnificent

    Paris the Magnificent

    01919HD

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

    Paris the Magnificent
  • 1950
    Wordsworth Country

    Wordsworth Country

    Wordsworth Country

    01950HD

    A look at the Lake District and its famous poet.

    Wordsworth Country
  • 1917
    How California Harvests Wheat

    How California Harvests Wheat

    How California Harvests Wheat

    01917HD

    Tractor Harvesters at work in the San Joaquin Valley. A visit to Hopi House at the Grand Canyon.

    How California Harvests Wheat
  • 1920
    In the Shadow of Assiniboine

    In the Shadow of Assiniboine

    In the Shadow of Assiniboine

    01920HD

    A climbing expedition by a mountain guide and a woman to the summit of Mount Wedgwood, on a training climb in preparation for an attempt to scale...

    In the Shadow of Assiniboine
  • 1985
    The Last Days of Okak

    The Last Days of Okak

    The Last Days of Okak

    91985HD

    This short documentary tells the story the once-thriving town of Okak, an Inuit settlement on the northern Labrador coast. Moravian missionaries...

    The Last Days of Okak