Documentary Short Movies

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

This short 1949 documentary studies the impact Canada's National Health Program has had on people who might otherwise not had been able to obtain...

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

Joseph Vallot and his team of guides and porters climb Mont Blanc in 1906. Their ascent will take three days. They spent their nights at the Grands...

A journey to an island in the English Channel in pursuit of summertimes gone by.

Children of lesbian mothers talk frankly about their mothers' coming out, their own homophobia, and how they feel about being raised by lesbian...

The earliest 'rockumentary' of John Mayall and his musicians filmed in their homes, dressing rooms, motorways, airports, clubs, concert halls and at...

The spectacular railroad panorama in the Alps, taken from a train passing through various tunnels, and over the great Wassen Loops.

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

An exploration of masculinity through a close-knit Brazilian Jiu Jitsu community built on brotherhood and faith.

A BAFTA award nominated documentary looking at methods of pig breeding in Denmark.

Showing lady and gentleman climbers with guides negotiating difficult situations until finally their progress is stopped by a cow in their path which...

A frenetic Santiago gives me space to reflect on depression, loneliness and home in an attempt to piece together my past. Pandemic revelations and...

A short anecdotal documentary about the nature of destruction, a debilitating deadlock of humanity.

Flesh-eating birds are many but few persons have ever been permitted a close inspection and study of their habits and characteristics. To a great...

A cell phone was the only thing that kept Yonas, an Eritrean refugee, connected to Jérôme, the French journalist who wanted to tell his...

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

The film is a fragmented representation of an artist's experience at an art gallery where Wolfgang Lehmann, as a part of his masterclass, shows 2 of...

This documentary looks at the Nazi submarine threat, their fleet known as the "Wolf Pack," and how it almost helped to defeat the Allies in World War...

"The Rustic Poet" follows Isaias Riquelme, an 89-year-old poet from the Araucanía region, Chile, in a journey through his life story, highs...