Documentary Short Movies

  • 1981
    Riots and Rumours of Riots

    Riots and Rumours of Riots

    Riots and Rumours of Riots

    01981HD

    Radical resistance in the postwar British Caribbean community, from the 1948 Nationality Act to the 1958 Brixton riots.

    Riots and Rumours of Riots
  • 2024
    Dark Matter Hunters: a Quantum View of the Invisible Universe

    Dark Matter Hunters: a Quantum View of the Invisible Universe

    Dark Matter Hunters: a Quantum View of the Invisible Universe

    02024HD

    Dark matter, which makes up 85% of the matter in the Universe, remains one of the greatest mysteries in physics. A team of scientists are using...

    Dark Matter Hunters: a Quantum View of the Invisible Universe
  • 1958
    Dead on Their Feet

    Dead on Their Feet

    Dead on Their Feet

    01958HD

    A road safety film for pedestrians in city traffic. Demonstrates typical unsafe practices.

    Dead on Their Feet
  • 2013
    Lie Back and Enjoy It: A Film About JoAnn Elam

    Lie Back and Enjoy It: A Film About JoAnn Elam

    Lie Back and Enjoy It: A Film About JoAnn Elam

    02013HD

    JoAnn Elam was an experimental filmmaker, postal worker, and social activist. She is most known for her films Rape and Lie Back and Enjoy it. This...

    Lie Back and Enjoy It: A Film About JoAnn Elam
  • 2011
    Lioness

    Lioness

    Lioness

    02011HD

    LIONESS A story of hope and survival in one of the world's most notorious slums, where one out of four girls is raped every year. This short...

    Lioness
  • 2025
    Rami Ram Kirani

    Rami Ram Kirani

    Rami Ram Kirani

    02025HD

    Rami Ram Kirani
  • 1917
    Colorful Ceylon

    Colorful Ceylon

    Colorful Ceylon

    01917HD

    It is not often that your patrons will get a chance to take a trip through a veritable Garden of Eden. On his trip Burton Holmes will show them many...

    Colorful Ceylon
  • 2000
    Endangered Hawaiʻi

    Endangered Hawaiʻi

    Endangered Hawaiʻi

    02000HD

    Endangered Hawaiʻi produced by American Bird Conservancy (ABC) with funding by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and narrated by actor...

    Endangered Hawaiʻi
  • 1966
    Life in Australia: Hobart

    Life in Australia: Hobart

    Life in Australia: Hobart

    01966HD

    Life in Australia: Hobart shows scenes illustrating daily life, industry, recreation and the tourist features of Hobart, Tasmania.

    Life in Australia: Hobart
  • 1955
    Shelter

    Shelter

    Shelter

    01955HD

    The film describes the life of the last Macedonian nomadic ethnic group, so called Karakachani. In 18th century, their ancestors, ants of the...

    Shelter
  • 1901
    Eagleswing Panorama of Grindelwald

    Eagleswing Panorama of Grindelwald

    Eagleswing Panorama of Grindelwald

    01901HD

    1901. Cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

    Eagleswing Panorama of Grindelwald
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1913
    Up Mt. Blanc

    Up Mt. Blanc

    Up Mt. Blanc

    01913HD

    Views of a party making the actual ascent of this famous mountain have a much greater interest than the usual scenic film. Commencing with the...

    Up Mt. Blanc
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1917
    In the High Sierras

    In the High Sierras

    In the High Sierras

    01917HD

    Released on July 9th, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

    In the High Sierras
  • 1905
    Mount Pilatus Railway

    Mount Pilatus Railway

    Mount Pilatus Railway

    01905HD

    Showing eight views of the most difficult portions of the railway, including the steepest gradients, practically, hanging on to the sides of the...

    Mount Pilatus Railway
  • 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
  • 1909
    Logging in Norway

    Logging in Norway

    Logging in Norway

    01909HD

    1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

    Logging in Norway