Documentary Short Movies

  • 1959
    The Sun-Baked Island of Crete

    The Sun-Baked Island of Crete

    The Sun-Baked Island of Crete

    01959HD

    The traditional and modest life in deep rural Crete. A film on the verge of traditional documentary film and an attempt to find a new direction in...

    The Sun-Baked Island of Crete
  • 1904
    Dardanelles and the Bosphorus

    Dardanelles and the Bosphorus

    Dardanelles and the Bosphorus

    01904HD

    1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

    Dardanelles and the Bosphorus
  • 1919
    With Uncle Sam's Submarine Chasers

    With Uncle Sam's Submarine Chasers

    With Uncle Sam's Submarine Chasers

    01919HD

    Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on June 1st, 1919.

    With Uncle Sam's Submarine Chasers
  • 1970
    Hannah & Her Sisters

    Hannah & Her Sisters

    Hannah & Her Sisters

    01970HD

    This intimately photographed film offers a peak into the lives of a culturally diverse group of young American Jews.

    Hannah & Her Sisters
  • 1936
    Tawny Owl

    Tawny Owl

    Tawny Owl

    01936HD

    A Secrets of Life short about the tawny owl.

    Tawny Owl
  • 1947
    A Tale in a Teacup

    A Tale in a Teacup

    A Tale in a Teacup

    01947HD

    "Tale in a teacup"- a short documentary on England's love affair with tea.

    A Tale in a Teacup
  • 1903
    Snow Breaking on the Wengeralp Railway

    Snow Breaking on the Wengeralp Railway

    Snow Breaking on the Wengeralp Railway

    01903HD

    This film gives a fine panoramic view of this wonderful railway track through immense gorges and cuttings and snow baulks of from 15 to 20 feet high...

    Snow Breaking on the Wengeralp Railway
  • 1970
    Tree Begins Life, Indians Still Live Here

    Tree Begins Life, Indians Still Live Here

    Tree Begins Life, Indians Still Live Here

    01970HD

    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...

    Tree Begins Life, Indians Still Live Here
  • 2025
    La Femme Equi-Libre

    La Femme Equi-Libre

    La Femme Equi-Libre

    02025HD

    In Prince Edward Island, Josée Gallant-Gordon is reinventing mental health care through her bilingual equine therapy centre, proving that with...

    La Femme Equi-Libre
  • 1970
    Maissa's Mom

    Maissa's Mom

    Maissa's Mom

    01970HD

    This intimately photographed film offers a peak into the lives of a culturally diverse group of young American Jews.

    Maissa's Mom
  • 1954
    Children in the Classroom

    Children in the Classroom

    Children in the Classroom

    61954HD

    A short documentary about the behaviour of Japanese primary school students.

    Children in the Classroom
  • 1985
    The Last Days of Okak

    The Last Days of Okak

    The Last Days of Okak

    91985HD

    This short documentary tells the story the once-thriving town of Okak, an Inuit settlement on the northern Labrador coast. Moravian missionaries...

    The Last Days of Okak
  • 1904
    Boating on the Nile

    Boating on the Nile

    Boating on the Nile

    01904HD

    1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

    Boating on the Nile
  • 1916
    La Suisse inconnue. La vallée de Loetschenthal

    La Suisse inconnue. La vallée de Loetschenthal

    La Suisse inconnue. La vallée de Loetschenthal

    01916HD

    1916, directed by Frederick Burlingham.

    La Suisse inconnue. La vallée de Loetschenthal
  • 2010
    Love Exiled

    Love Exiled

    Love Exiled

    5.62010HD

    On November 4th, 2008, three states - California, Florida and Arizona - voted to amend their constitutions, denying and revoking the rights of...

    Love Exiled
  • 1921
    Bath, the Famous British Spa

    Bath, the Famous British Spa

    Bath, the Famous British Spa

    01921HD

    Released in 1921, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    Bath, the Famous British Spa
  • 1906
    Sheep Coming Through Chute, Humuula Ranch, Hawaii

    Sheep Coming Through Chute, Humuula Ranch, Hawaii

    Sheep Coming Through Chute, Humuula Ranch, Hawaii

    01906HD

    Sheep bound through a narrow opening, followed by a panoramic vista of the flock running through a meadow.

    Sheep Coming Through Chute, Humuula Ranch, Hawaii
  • 1917
    Escalada à Torre dos Clérigos

    Escalada à Torre dos Clérigos

    Escalada à Torre dos Clérigos

    01917HD

    Escalada à Torre dos Clérigos
  • 2023
    OnBoard

    OnBoard

    OnBoard

    02023HD

    OnBoard is a brilliant chronicle of the rise of Black women on America's boards and the evolution of board diversity from Patricia Roberts Harris in...

    OnBoard
  • 2025
    Conservation and Recovery of the Scarlet Macaw in Mexico

    Conservation and Recovery of the Scarlet Macaw in Mexico

    Conservation and Recovery of the Scarlet Macaw in Mexico

    02025HD

    The Scarlet Macaw, a vibrant symbol of the Mexican rainforest, is disappearing from the ecosystem. Conservation and Recovery of the Scarlet Macaw in...

    Conservation and Recovery of the Scarlet Macaw in Mexico