Documentary Short Movies

  • 2025
    Hide and Seek

    Hide and Seek

    Hide and Seek

    02025HD

    This documentary follows two long-lost Ukrainian friends, Arsalan and Nastya, as they reconnect in Germany after russia's full-scale invasion against...

    Hide and Seek
  • 2023
    Strangers

    Strangers

    Strangers

    02023HD

    When does someone stop being a Stranger? In a world emerging from social lockdown, this documentary explores the way communication is changing. ...

    Strangers
  • 1915
    Scaling the Jungfrau

    Scaling the Jungfrau

    Scaling the Jungfrau

    01915HD

    A record of the ascent of the Jungfrau by Frederick Burlingham accompanied by four mountain guides. The film starts with panoramics of the Eiger...

    Scaling the Jungfrau
  • 2024
    Life (cycle) of the Hong Kong Newt

    Life (cycle) of the Hong Kong Newt

    Life (cycle) of the Hong Kong Newt

    72024HD

    A Hong Kong Newt once resided in a narrow irrigation channel, believing it would be confined there forever. However, an unexpected flood swept it...

    Life (cycle) of the Hong Kong Newt
  • 1902
    Ice Driving Race by Skaters

    Ice Driving Race by Skaters

    Ice Driving Race by Skaters

    01902HD

    1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

    Ice Driving Race by Skaters
  • 1924
    Quaint Berne, the Swiss Capital

    Quaint Berne, the Swiss Capital

    Quaint Berne, the Swiss Capital

    01924HD

    1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    Quaint Berne, the Swiss Capital
  • 1918
    A Mountaineering Memory

    A Mountaineering Memory

    A Mountaineering Memory

    01918HD

    A scenic documentary record of a climb up to Mount Assiniboine, the 'American Matterhorn' in the Canadian Rockies.

    A Mountaineering Memory
  • 1942
    Piccoli Alpini

    Piccoli Alpini

    Piccoli Alpini

    01942HD

    The film is a kind of docu-fiction about a boy who enrolls in a battalion of young mountain troops. The film follows his daily life in the military...

    Piccoli Alpini
  • 2023
    Pomological

    Pomological

    Pomological

    02023HD

    In 1886, the United States Department of Agriculture ambitiously commissioned watercolour illustrations of over 3,000 fruit cultivars. In 2019, this...

    Pomological
  • 2021
    Komodo

    Komodo

    Komodo

    02021HD

    Komodo: A Paradise Under Pressure' is a 20-minute VR Nature documentary which takes you on an incredible journey through the waters and islands of...

    Komodo
  • 1989
    Whale Song

    Whale Song

    Whale Song

    91989HD

    A short film made for S4C and Channel 4 about the history of the whaling industry and how our view of these animals has changed over time. Winner of...

    Whale Song
  • 2024
    Sand bellies

    Sand bellies

    Sand bellies

    02024HD

    The Algerian region of Tindouf is home to more than 170,000 Sahrawis, who have been living in refugee camps since 1976, when Morocco occupied the...

    Sand bellies
  • 1934
    Rock Climbing

    Rock Climbing

    Rock Climbing

    01934HD

    Klettern im Fels (in English, "Rock Climbing") is a German silent documentary about rock climbing. It was directed by the cameraman Hermann Schadock...

    Rock Climbing
  • 1904
    Piraeus and Athens (Greece), Athens and the Acropolis

    Piraeus and Athens (Greece), Athens and the Acropolis

    Piraeus and Athens (Greece), Athens and the Acropolis

    01904HD

    1. Panoramic View from the Acropolis. A fine view of modern Athens. 2. Mar's Hill. Probable site of St. Paul preaching to the Athenians. 3. A View of...

    Piraeus and Athens (Greece), Athens and the Acropolis
  • 2023
    Family Album: The Rama Jama's Story

    Family Album: The Rama Jama's Story

    Family Album: The Rama Jama's Story

    102023HD

    In the shadow of Bryant-Denny Stadium stands one of the most iconic Tuscaloosa restaurants, Rama Jama's. This local diner is a key tradition in the...

    Family Album: The Rama Jama's Story
  • 2022
    Skin of the Earth

    Skin of the Earth

    Skin of the Earth

    02022HD

    The film follows a group of growers who embrace the restorative power that the soil holds. Skin of the Earth is a story about the relationship...

    Skin of the Earth
  • 1916
    The Pasig River (the Filipino Thames)

    The Pasig River (the Filipino Thames)

    The Pasig River (the Filipino Thames)

    01916HD

    Released on the 17th of April, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

    The Pasig River (the Filipino Thames)
  • 1903
    Steamer Leaving Interlaken

    Steamer Leaving Interlaken

    Steamer Leaving Interlaken

    01903HD

    Departure of the steamer from Interlaken, and giving throughout its entire length, a film picture of exceptional beauty. The stereoscopic effect is...

    Steamer Leaving Interlaken
  • 1901
    Eagleswing Panorama of the Wetterhorn

    Eagleswing Panorama of the Wetterhorn

    Eagleswing Panorama of the Wetterhorn

    01901HD

    1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

    Eagleswing Panorama of the Wetterhorn
  • 1921
    The Stanserhorn Railway

    The Stanserhorn Railway

    The Stanserhorn Railway

    01921HD

    Released in February of 1921. Produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    The Stanserhorn Railway