Documentary Short Movies

Released in 1901

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

A tour of the renowned Lake District; a visual delight that captures the tranquillity and drama of this quite outstanding scenery.

For his third picture in his series, Mr. Holmes takes his audience on a visit to our National Military Academy at West Point, there to study the...

A wonderfully successful film taken in Switzerland and showing experts in the great annual competition. In three parts: 1. Jumping from a stage 2....

What is a home? Can a body become a home? This short film tries to answer these questions about the construction of our identities through the...

Documentary depicting the funeral of Argentinian First Lady Eva Perón in 1952.

We have our poor people and the east has its starving millions; even in far-away Ceylon there are many kind hearts beating beneath dark skins, and it...

"CATANAS POINT - A Surf Documentary" portrays the reality of the sport of surfing in Angola and compares it with what surfing was like in Brazil from...

The inhabitants of a lobstering village in Maine all have one thing on their minds: their impending deaths.

Haskell Wexler revisits the themes of his previous work "Medium Cool" on the occasion of the Occupy demonstrations in Chicago in 2012.

Travelogue released on the 14th of May, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

A quiet village scene of pleasing restfulness, permitting us to see how the Swiss villagers maintain their reputation as regular Churchgoers. The old...

Interview with multi-disciplinary artist Liv Edwards discussing her work The World Turning Honest which focuses on Women's reproductive rights,...

A mountaineering tour on the Franz Josef Glacier, on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. After leaving the Fox Glacier Hotel, two...

An examination of the 60's trend of top-of-skyscraper revolving restaurants. First an overview of Europe's best then it's a detailed look at the...

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on December 7th, 1919.

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

A short film warning the unaware housewife of the dangers of “dry cleaning” with gasoline at home.