Documentary Short Movies

The train leaving the Schiedegg station and entering the Eiger tunnel en route for the station Eigerwand.

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

An Editor recounts the diaries of a failed film production as they attempt to construct a new narrative from the remaining footage.

The film 'Canterbury is One Hundred' was produced by the National Film Unit in 1950 to celebrate the region's centennial. Written and directed by...

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

"Michikha Is Not Afraid of Airplanes" is a visual essay about a journey - even one that is impossible, didn't take place, or was undertaken...

Pelicans frolic around and in a pool. A keeper comes to feed them.

"This picture shows a party of ten, tied together with a rope, with their spiked shoes biting into the treacherous icy path, mounting slowly upward...

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

An early silent color film of Glacier National Park and Mount Rainier. The film is part of the 'Our Colorful World' series, produced by Bell &...

Travelogue released on December 4th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Preschool to Prison is a compelling examination of how the United States public school system is built and operated like prisons. Zero-tolerance...

Released in 1901

Fancy Pea is a Brazilian documentary produced, written and directed by Werner Schumann, in the year 1985, reporting facts about the life and work of...

A brief mockumentary about a suburban thug dressed as Spider Man, the self proclaimed hero of the streets, Gangster Man.

A short film produced during a photographic expedition of the Svalbard Archipelago. It takes the natural highlights of the expedition and includes...

Released in 1901

She accused the leader of the Sandinista revolution of sexual abuse. Now he is president of Nicaragua and she lives in exile.

The nightingale and its song, its habitat, nest eggs and young.

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on June 3rd, 1918.