Documentary Short Movies

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on January 21st, 1918.

"If all these cameras start talking to you.." A short documentary on a vintage camera museum, established by an archivist and photographer Mr....

This very short documentary from the Hinterland Who’s Who series introduces viewers to the peregrine falcon.

Image production is fiction-weaving. Together with Sheena Absalud, we spent an entire day in Pride Month in my room documenting ourselves using...

The way of life for people living along the tropic of Capricorn in Queensland 1965. Farming and mining are the main industries in this area of...

An oral history of the creation, performance, and legacy of the locally beloved guise beast Old Ned, and his role in the revived tradition of May...

Documentary about the extraction and manufacture of charcoal, in Pompeu, Minas Gerais, focusing on charcoal burners in action, their lives,...

This short film from the Perspective series highlights social and economic development in Haiti circa 1957. It depicts customs and traditions used to...

A thrilling incident showing a climber ascending a cleft or chimney by hanging on with his finger tips and pushing his back and knees into opposite...

Travelogue released on the 5th of June, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

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...

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Everyday records of a young lesbian’s life are transformed into a homemade documentary celebrating her twenty-first birthday through the lens...

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Amidst a devastating opioid epidemic, a needle exchange and free clinic operates in the shadows of Fresno, California.

Travelogue released on the 15th of January, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.