Snow Movies

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

During World War 2, four soldiers are trapped between a harsh winter and the enemy. They need food and shelter, but this comes at the expense of...

1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

This film gives a fine panoramic view of this wonderful railway track through immense gorges and cuttings and snow baulks of from 15 to 20 feet high...

An alternative version of the film 'Southern Peaks', shortened in this case to be included in an episode of the series 'Glimpses of New Zealand'....

A mountaineering tour on the Franz Josef Glacier, on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. After leaving the Fox Glacier Hotel, two...

A short film about a white shepherd puppy playing in the snow. Filmed and released in the early months of 2018.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

A study on a New Year's theme.

The film is in four parts. First, the camera pans the Kremlin and Marshal's Bridge. Sleds are parked in rows. Horse-drawn sleighs run up and down a...

Hermann Perren, mountain guide, prepares the ascent of Dent du Requin with a companion. He checks the equipment necessary for any mountaineer, rope,...

A WWII paratrooper gets lost in a forest as the line between reality and memory begins to blur.

A beautifully filmed documentary about the life and work of Ski Patrol at several Montana Ski Resorts and the Search and Rescue teams that respond to...

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

In Green Rocks, one man rules: Mr. Cutter. Together with his sadistic brother Ethan, he controls the whole drug trafficking of the small town. Kyle,...

A New Year's story in which mittens help a felt boot to get to the Christmas tree.

Landskap is a focused and tightly-constructed series of panorama, whose masterly projection of natural sound and cyclical construction are manifested...

Sally Sinclair is at it again, with her nemesis, Prunella Peabody, hot on her heels in the pursuit of photographic proof of the elusive Mothman. Will...

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...