Documentary Short Movies

  • 1918
    'Round About Melbourne

    'Round About Melbourne

    'Round About Melbourne

    01918HD

    Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on January 28th, 1918.

    'Round About Melbourne
  • 2024
    Platform 7

    Platform 7

    Platform 7

    02024HD

    “Peroni 7” talks about the transformative impact of Kosovo’s liberalized visas and migration. Through personal stories of new...

    Platform 7
  • 1917
    Ottawa and Toronto

    Ottawa and Toronto

    Ottawa and Toronto

    01917HD

    Travelogue released on the 22nd of January, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

    Ottawa and Toronto
  • 1902
    Reindeer Camp in Lapland

    Reindeer Camp in Lapland

    Reindeer Camp in Lapland

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    1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

    Reindeer Camp in Lapland
  • 1919
    The White Elephant Militant

    The White Elephant Militant

    The White Elephant Militant

    01919HD

    Released on the 9th of November, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

    The White Elephant Militant
  • 1922
    The Cuckoo's Secret

    The Cuckoo's Secret

    The Cuckoo's Secret

    01922HD

    The film shows a cuckoo caught in the act of laying an egg in the nest of two titlarks. The egg is hatched by the foster-mother, and she and her mate...

    The Cuckoo's Secret
  • 1916
    Visiting the Sultan of Sulu

    Visiting the Sultan of Sulu

    Visiting the Sultan of Sulu

    01916HD

    Travelogue released on the 5th of June, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

    Visiting the Sultan of Sulu
  • 1946
    Darwin: Doorway to Australia

    Darwin: Doorway to Australia

    Darwin: Doorway to Australia

    01946HD

    Original archival synopsis: The Japanese bombed Darwin many times during World War II because it was strategically important target number one in...

    Darwin: Doorway to Australia
  • 2016
    The children trapped in Bangladesh's brothel village

    The children trapped in Bangladesh's brothel village

    The children trapped in Bangladesh's brothel village

    62016HD

    Daulatdia is an entire village in Bangladesh dedicated to prostitution. Every day, 1,600 trafficked, enslaved and abandoned women and girls sell...

    The children trapped in Bangladesh's brothel village
  • 1899
    Panorama from the Tower of the Brooklyn Bridge

    Panorama from the Tower of the Brooklyn Bridge

    Panorama from the Tower of the Brooklyn Bridge

    4.51899HD

    Filmed from the Brooklyn tower of the bridge, this is a panorama starting at Manhattan's Battery and then panning northward along the East River...

    Panorama from the Tower of the Brooklyn Bridge
  • 1970
    To See One's Self

    To See One's Self

    To See One's Self

    01970HD

    Born in Ozan, Arkansas in 1933, White traveled the world observing and documenting the Black experience from Nigeria to France to Chicago. He arrived...

    To See One's Self
  • 1966
    Life in Australia: Launceston

    Life in Australia: Launceston

    Life in Australia: Launceston

    01966HD

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

    Life in Australia: Launceston
  • 1903
    Departure of the Diligence

    Departure of the Diligence

    Departure of the Diligence

    01903HD

    The chief event of the day at Grimsel Hospice.

    Departure of the Diligence
  • 2018
    Daughters of the Polo God

    Daughters of the Polo God

    Daughters of the Polo God

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    Set in Manipur, India, this is a unique story of girls and horses empowering each other. It is a story about saving an endangered breed of pony and...

    Daughters of the Polo God
  • 1917
    Climbing Mt. Washington

    Climbing Mt. Washington

    Climbing Mt. Washington

    01917HD

    "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...

    Climbing Mt. Washington
  • 2011
    Untold Odyssey: Reindeer Wrangling

    Untold Odyssey: Reindeer Wrangling

    Untold Odyssey: Reindeer Wrangling

    5.52011HD

    A lyrical and haunting portrait of reindeer herding in the twilight expanses of the Lappish wilderness.

    Untold Odyssey: Reindeer Wrangling
  • 1906
    A Cloudy Sea and a Setting Sun

    A Cloudy Sea and a Setting Sun

    A Cloudy Sea and a Setting Sun

    01906HD

    1906, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

    A Cloudy Sea and a Setting Sun
  • 1973
    Megalopolis

    Megalopolis

    Megalopolis

    6.31973HD

    An analysis of the phenomenon of accelerated urbanization in Brazil, and more particularly in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.

    Megalopolis
  • 1913
    Seven Ages of an Alligator

    Seven Ages of an Alligator

    Seven Ages of an Alligator

    51913HD

    Documentary footage showing the alligator in several stages of growth, from babyhood to a ripe old age; a film taken at an alligator farm in...

    Seven Ages of an Alligator
  • 1970
    Say My Name

    Say My Name

    Say My Name

    01970HD

    People from different ethnic backgrounds with "difficult" names by Western standards share their experience with moving through the world with an...

    Say My Name