Documentary Short Movies

A film shot in the early 1930s and revised in 1952 which covers Moscow, the tribal areas of the Caucasus Mountains, avant-garde and Jewish theatre...

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Shot weeks apart, I made two films of personal sightings while on public outings, in the company of the great mammals off Cape Cod. Like icebergs,...

Released on the 13th of August, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

A girl and her mother made a short film about their trip to Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

WHY WE JUGGLE is a portrait of six artists from all over the world and their motivations for juggling. Through juggling, individual worldwide...

Silent Impulses is a documentary portrait of a young woman who openly deals with taboo sexual deviations. The film reveals her inner world, the way...

Released in 1901

1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

A remote and wild island on the west coast of Scotland is home to a small group of people that live in deep connection with the land, the sea and the...

Provides, through onsite study and observations of a young biologist, an introduction to the life cycle and habitat of the blue heron. Shows its...

Emily Grodin is an autistic woman who spoke minimally for a significant part of her life, until she had a breakthrough and began to express herself...

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...

A short documentary on life in Iceland.

Released on August 31st, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Released in 1901

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Radical, means what has to do with roots. The film is made with black radish: minced and cut in parts, then patiently placed and exposed on film. ...

From footage filmed in 1983, this documentary presents an interview with director Jack Arnold and his reminiscences of the making of the 1957 film...