Documentary Short Movies

A doc about the Cree and Chippewa people of northern Manitoba. Made in the mid 20th century, it is dated in tone, but provides insight into the vital...

This personal film is made up of landscape photos from the archive of the director's father, through which he returns to his life while exploring the...

By inviting viewers to take a closer look at the birds that serve as one of this country’s hardiest symbols, Karsten Wall’s stunning...

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

Documentary about a man remembering his struggles while floating on a boat down a river.

An encounter at Jardim Zoológico de Lisboa shot in 16mm by JMG+PP.

Released in 1901

A multimedia short created for the U.S. millennium celebrations, The Unfinished Journey reflects on America’s history and spirit through six...

The cast and crew talk about the core themes of the film and the seeds of the film.

An exceptional cinematographic document on Emilio Comici, shot in 1938 in Val Rosandra by a MGM operator. The documentary shows Comici with the...

On a snowy and frigid swath of the European Arctic lies the border towns of Kirkenes in Norway and Nikel in Russia. They are separated by 25 miles of...

Travelogue released in April of 1921. Written & produced by Burton Holmes.

Latvia is home to almost one fifth of the world’s population of the lesser spotted eagle, yet their number is endangered. Uģis Bergmanis...

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...

On the coast of the Arctic Ocean of Chukotka live people cut off from the world. Their life revolves around hunting walruses and whales and...

Allegations of a significant elephant-poaching problem in Botswana have sparked a political row between the president and his predecessor. As...

A documentary about Captain Dale Black, a pilot who died in a famous airplane crash in Burbank, California which was covered by the LA Times. After...

Join the majestic Olympic elk as they traverse the alpine path from their winter home in the lowland shadow of Washington's Mount Olympus, to the...

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith