Documentary Short Movies

  • 1917
    Canning Time in California

    Canning Time in California

    Canning Time in California

    01917HD

    Released on the 10th of December, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

    Canning Time in California
  • 1970
    Hinterland Who's Who: Peregrine Falcon

    Hinterland Who's Who: Peregrine Falcon

    Hinterland Who's Who: Peregrine Falcon

    01970HD

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

    Hinterland Who's Who: Peregrine Falcon
  • 1994
    A Case Study: Cambodia and East Timor

    A Case Study: Cambodia and East Timor

    A Case Study: Cambodia and East Timor

    91994HD

    Chomsky on the media treatment of the Indonesian invasion of East Timor and Pol Pot's atrocities in Cambodia

    A Case Study: Cambodia and East Timor
  • 2020
    Consuming Contemporary

    Consuming Contemporary

    Consuming Contemporary

    6.52020HD

    Sunchica and her retired friends enjoy the many cultural offerings of Skopje, on a daily basis—not to mention the free food and drinks that...

    Consuming Contemporary
  • 1919
    Seeing Sights in London

    Seeing Sights in London

    Seeing Sights in London

    01919HD

    We look first at Westminster Abbey and the Towers of Parliament. And the sight-seeing only starts there as it continues to all the famous buildings...

    Seeing Sights in London
  • 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
  • 2021
    Temple Family

    Temple Family

    Temple Family

    02021HD

    The sites and sounds at the 800-year-old Horenji Temple in Kyoto — electro music, English, takoyaki, a kaleidoscopic elephant — would...

    Temple Family
  • 1969
    New Way at Northgate

    New Way at Northgate

    New Way at Northgate

    01969HD

    David Gladwell's ground-breaking documentary about changes in a regional council's approach to caring for children with disabilities.

    New Way at Northgate
  • 2012
    I'm Never Afraid!

    I'm Never Afraid!

    I'm Never Afraid!

    82012HD

    Mack is a 8 year old streetwise boy wants to win all the time. With his mirrored heart he has to perform on the motorcrosstrack while death watches...

    I'm Never Afraid!
  • 2013
    The Secret of Trees

    The Secret of Trees

    The Secret of Trees

    52013HD

    13-year-old inventor Aidan has discovered that trees use a mathematical formula to gather sunlight in crowded forests. Now he wonders why we don't...

    The Secret of Trees
  • 1913
    The Ascent of the Matterhorn

    The Ascent of the Matterhorn

    The Ascent of the Matterhorn

    01913HD

    The ascent of the Matterhorn by the Hornli Ridge, filmed in July 1913 by Frederick Burlingham. The team, composed of Burlingham and four mountain...

    The Ascent of the Matterhorn
  • 1991
    And He Led Them Up the Mountain

    And He Led Them Up the Mountain

    And He Led Them Up the Mountain

    01991HD

    The film attempts a philosophical understanding of some chapters of the Gospel and raises questions about the surmountability of the exoteric barrier.

    And He Led Them Up the Mountain
  • 1929
    Franz Josef Glacier

    Franz Josef Glacier

    Franz Josef Glacier

    01929HD

    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'....

    Franz Josef Glacier
  • 2025
    HEAST

    HEAST

    HEAST

    02025HD

    A portrait of Austria captured with a broken camera, accompanied by an enhanced and AI-generated version of the national anthem.

    HEAST
  • 1911
    The Sedge Warbler and the Cuckoo

    The Sedge Warbler and the Cuckoo

    The Sedge Warbler and the Cuckoo

    01911HD

    The peculiar trait of the cuckoo, which tricks another bird into hatching her egg for her, is shown in color photography.

    The Sedge Warbler and the Cuckoo
  • 1958
    Dead on Their Feet

    Dead on Their Feet

    Dead on Their Feet

    01958HD

    A road safety film for pedestrians in city traffic. Demonstrates typical unsafe practices.

    Dead on Their Feet
  • 1970
    Maissa's Mom

    Maissa's Mom

    Maissa's Mom

    01970HD

    This intimately photographed film offers a peak into the lives of a culturally diverse group of young American Jews.

    Maissa's Mom
  • 2015
    As You Dreamt It

    As You Dreamt It

    As You Dreamt It

    02015HD

    A leading Australian photographer interprets and photographs the recurring dreams of four refugees living on a housing estate in western Sydney with...

    As You Dreamt It
  • 1931
    Fairest Eden – Pago Pago

    Fairest Eden – Pago Pago

    Fairest Eden – Pago Pago

    01931HD

    Follows native life, copra harvesting, Pago Pago Harbor, and the U.S. Naval Station Tutuila in American Samoa during the early 1930s.

    Fairest Eden – Pago Pago
  • 1905
    Life at Innsbruck, Tyrol

    Life at Innsbruck, Tyrol

    Life at Innsbruck, Tyrol

    01905HD

    Including several views of main streets with traffic, market scenes, steam tramways in Marientheresiaustrasse.

    Life at Innsbruck, Tyrol