Documentary Short Movies

1903
Panorama from the Descending Car on Reichenbach Railway
Panorama from the Descending Car on Reichenbach Railway
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Taken from the front of a descending car, the track and the way in which the fertile valleys open out on either side, with the huge snow-capped...
1907
Through a Burmese Jungle
Through a Burmese Jungle
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1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
1982
Lettre d'Alain Cavalier
Lettre d'Alain Cavalier
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A movie director attemps to film the way he writes a screenplay.
2008
Caribou
Caribou
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Caribou is an 11 minute science fiction experimental portrait of Saskatchewan. Structurally it is a journey from the forests of northern Saskatchewan...
2020
Off-Peak
Off-Peak
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A short film showing a typical English seaside town during the winter.
2016
The Many Shades of Joker
The Many Shades of Joker
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Brian Bolland’s artwork is instantly recognizable to comic book enthusiasts all over the world. Known for his amazing cover art, it was a rare...
1967
Heroes
Heroes
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A satire on celebrity with a cacophony of gossip merchants, publicists, and “a host of stars.”
2012
Echo Of The Past: The Terrence Tower
Echo Of The Past: The Terrence Tower
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A historical documentary documenting the rise, function, and abandonment of a 17 story building that once housed The Rochester Psychiatric Center. ...
1899
Panorama from the Tower of the Brooklyn Bridge
Panorama from the Tower of the Brooklyn Bridge
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Filmed from the Brooklyn tower of the bridge, this is a panorama starting at Manhattan's Battery and then panning northward along the East River...
2022
Island Flyer: A Postcard from the Isle of Wight
Island Flyer: A Postcard from the Isle of Wight
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A journey to an island in the English Channel in pursuit of summertimes gone by.
1902
Upset of Bobsleigh Parties Down Steep Hill
Upset of Bobsleigh Parties Down Steep Hill
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1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
1995
The Sex Shogun of Shinjuku
The Sex Shogun of Shinjuku
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"This world of porn exists to make everyone happy," says Touru Muranishi, 49, Japan's leading pornographer. Acting as producer, director, cameraman...
1903
Village Street, Meiringen
Village Street, Meiringen
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A quiet village scene of pleasing restfulness, permitting us to see how the Swiss villagers maintain their reputation as regular Churchgoers. The old...
1918
Wellington and the North Island of New Zealand
Wellington and the North Island of New Zealand
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Travelogue released on July 22nd, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.
1970
Say My Name
Say My Name
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People from different ethnic backgrounds with "difficult" names by Western standards share their experience with moving through the world with an...
1913
Seven Ages of an Alligator
Seven Ages of an Alligator
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Documentary footage showing the alligator in several stages of growth, from babyhood to a ripe old age; a film taken at an alligator farm in...
1906
The Arlberg Railway
The Arlberg Railway
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1906, produced by Charles Urban, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
1917
In Vancouver and Victoria
In Vancouver and Victoria
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Vancouver is a veritable metropolis, a beautiful cosmopolitan city; perhaps the most English in all the entire Dominion of Canada. It is famous for...
1902
Merry Boys and Girls in Snowy Switzerland
Merry Boys and Girls in Snowy Switzerland
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1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
2022
To Kill What Lives Inside Me
To Kill What Lives Inside Me
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At the end of summer 2021 boys spend their last lazy days together in a small town by the Volga River. Their childish routine of roaming streets,...