Documentary Short Movies

A picture of life in the Tasmanian town of Launceston in the mid 1960s.

Dating from 1932, this footage is a relic filmed by British explorer Nelson Castle during an expedition to the south of South America.

On the 23rd of June 2016 Britain voted to leave the European Union. Who Are We? is a re-working of material from a BBC television debate transmitted...

Documentary about the Watts Towers. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2009.

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Documentary on mountain climbing in the Swiss and Italian Alps.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1921, written & produced by Burton Holmes.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on May 13th, 1918.

The world-famed Simmenthal cattle, bred by Herr Rebmann, are seen leaving the valley for the summer pastures on the Grimmalp. The herds are...

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Released in 1901

Cameraman Claude Gabriëls, well known for his work with Henri Storck and Paul Meyer, has made this beautiful evocation of a snowy day in...

A quickfire portrait of the New York City ballroom scene in the ‘80s.

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

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

This very short documentary from the Hinterland Who’s Who series introduces viewers to the moose.

The picture shows various kinds of birds in their natural environments, and in their natural colors, and at such close range that the very eyes of...