Documentary Short Movies

  • 2013
    The museum closes when the author is tired

    The museum closes when the author is tired

    The museum closes when the author is tired

    02013HD

    A documentary about Fausto Delle Chiaie, an italian artist. He worked in many european countries and spent the last 30 years exhibiting on the...

    The museum closes when the author is tired
  • 2023
    PRESENCE

    PRESENCE

    PRESENCE

    02023HD

    Presence narrates the journey of Thati, a woman determined to overcome her anxiety attacks through surfing. She finds refuge in the waves, where the...

    PRESENCE
  • 1937
    A la conquête des cimes

    A la conquête des cimes

    A la conquête des cimes

    01937HD

    Hermann Perren, mountain guide, prepares the ascent of Dent du Requin with a companion. He checks the equipment necessary for any mountaineer, rope,...

    A la conquête des cimes
  • 1929
    With Greta Garbo on the Swedish American Line's Ship

    With Greta Garbo on the Swedish American Line's Ship

    With Greta Garbo on the Swedish American Line's Ship

    01929HD

    The world's most famous Swede in 1929 is undoubtedly Greta Garbo. Here the photographer has taken her on a boat departing Gothenburg as she returns...

    With Greta Garbo on the Swedish American Line's Ship
  • 2023
    Idi Bhimanjaneyudi Story

    Idi Bhimanjaneyudi Story

    Idi Bhimanjaneyudi Story

    02023HD

    Telugu Film Director Vamsy Shares the Story of Actor Rajanala.

    Idi Bhimanjaneyudi Story
  • 1978
    Hinterland Who's Who: Whooping Crane

    Hinterland Who's Who: Whooping Crane

    Hinterland Who's Who: Whooping Crane

    01978HD

    This very short documentary from the Hinterland Who’s Who series provides an introduction to the whooping crane.

    Hinterland Who's Who: Whooping Crane
  • 2013
    Pusharatas: A Biloxi-Croatian Tradition

    Pusharatas: A Biloxi-Croatian Tradition

    Pusharatas: A Biloxi-Croatian Tradition

    02013HD

    Every year at Christmas, the women of the Slavonian Ladies' Auxiliary celebrate their culinary heritage by getting together to make pusharatas (a...

    Pusharatas: A Biloxi-Croatian Tradition
  • 1959
    John Betjeman: A Poet in London

    John Betjeman: A Poet in London

    John Betjeman: A Poet in London

    01959HD

    Poet John Betjeman is shown visiting locations including Vauxhall Park, Aldersgate Street station, Camden Town and Hatfield, where he recites a...

    John Betjeman: A Poet in London
  • 2024
    Killing America

    Killing America

    Killing America

    02024HD

    A 38 minute documentary that investigates why antisemitism exploded in Bay Area High Schools after Hamas attacked Israel on October 7. This comes...

    Killing America
  • 1938
    Ski Flight

    Ski Flight

    Ski Flight

    01938HD

    Shortened version of the film 'Snow flight' distributed by Warner Bros. The film was produced by Jerome Hill as 'a document of skiing according to...

    Ski Flight
  • 1935
    High Hazard

    High Hazard

    High Hazard

    01935HD

    Britain's first complete rock climbing film, by Stanley Watson. A film about climbing in the Lakes. Norah Johnstone, a teacher at Keswick Grammar...

    High Hazard
  • 2022
    The Re-education of Ji Zhihao

    The Re-education of Ji Zhihao

    The Re-education of Ji Zhihao

    02022HD

    Three faded photographs lead the filmmaker Tian Macleod Ji and his great uncle to China’s countryside, on a journey to explore both the tender...

    The Re-education of Ji Zhihao
  • 2023
    Sparni

    Sparni

    Sparni

    102023HD

    It’s the second semester of junior year for Pierce “Sparni” Sparnroft, a gifted jazz vibraphonist studying at Montclair State...

    Sparni
  • 1932
    Seabirds in the Shetland Islands

    Seabirds in the Shetland Islands

    Seabirds in the Shetland Islands

    01932HD

    Footage of the seabirds found in the Shetland Isles. One of a group of films made by Jenny Brown and bought by John Grierson for the GPO Film Library...

    Seabirds in the Shetland Islands
  • 1978
    At Home with Badgers

    At Home with Badgers

    At Home with Badgers

    01978HD

    A short documentary from Eric Ashby on the badgers leaving near his home.

    At Home with Badgers
  • 1918
    The Riviera of Lac Leman

    The Riviera of Lac Leman

    The Riviera of Lac Leman

    01918HD

    Released in 1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    The Riviera of Lac Leman
  • 1986
    Joan Does Dynasty

    Joan Does Dynasty

    Joan Does Dynasty

    2.11986HD

    Joan Braderman talks about and appears in front of a projected version of the soap opera Dynasty.

    Joan Does Dynasty
  • 2026
    Fragments and Rubble

    Fragments and Rubble

    Fragments and Rubble

    02026HD

    A fragmented collection of legends born from the rubble of the catastrophic Friuli Earthquake of May 6, 1976.

    Fragments and Rubble
  • 2024
    Madureira: UM DIA INFINITO

    Madureira: UM DIA INFINITO

    Madureira: UM DIA INFINITO

    02024HD

    Madureira: UM DIA INFINITO
  • 1938
    Sydney: 'Pride of Australia'

    Sydney: 'Pride of Australia'

    Sydney: 'Pride of Australia'

    5.51938HD

    This Traveltalk series short visits Sydney, Australia and its harbour.

    Sydney: 'Pride of Australia'