Documentary Short Movies

Travelogue released on October 9th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

A display of a fallen red cedar at Olympic National Park headquarters proclaims in 1349 "Indians live here." TREE BEGINS LIFE INDIANS STILL LIVE HERE...

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

The first documentary of Frank Thring’s Cities of the Empire series, this episode is about Melbourne in Victoria. It shows the city’s...

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Released on July 20th, 1919.

A grand series of exciting and unique pictures, photographed in the United States of America, Canada, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

A record of the ascent of the Jungfrau by Frederick Burlingham accompanied by four mountain guides. The film starts with panoramics of the Eiger...

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Released on the third of April, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Made by the Department of Immigration to entice immigrants from Great Britain, this film shows an idyllic picture of life in the South Australian...

Quaint observation of the birds around Lake Eola in downtown Orlando, Florida.

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on June 22nd, 1919.

'Odd One Out' is a 15 minute, short coming of age documentary, about the Head Designer & Co-owner of the OSCAR & BAFTA winning prosthetics,...

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

The documentary adresses the meaning of music and the musical diversity present in Umbanda (a Brazilian religion with afroindigenous roots). With...

This gives a panorama of the Village of Isebwald and entrance to Interlaken from the deck of a steamer on Lake Brienz. The famous Geissbach falls...

Kangaroo Island is a tiny Australian island with pristine beaches, mountains, bushland, and desert, home to a variety of wildlife, extraordinary...

Internationally renowned Canadian photographer George Webber delves into the little-known lives and stories of vanishing Western prairie towns....

The rapid turning of a light draws a circle. In the space bound by its line unravels an archive of postcards sent between the island of Madeira and...