Documentary Short Movies

Released on the 24th of April, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

A quiet village scene of pleasing restfulness, permitting us to see how the Swiss villagers maintain their reputation as regular Churchgoers. The old...

Comments on the history of a people, made by the filmmakers and their characters. From the time of contact, through captivity in rubber plantations,...

Visiting the home of Marija Janeković in Petrinja on 24th April 2013.

Low-level narcotics offenders too often cycle in and out of jail, re-offending soon after they hit the streets. District Attorney Kamala D. Harris...

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

1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Things fall apart, but they are also reassembled and given new life, in an enlightened form. Meet the New York based artist and filmmaker Bill...

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Travelogue released on the 10th of July, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Travelogue released on September 18th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Swiss lace is world famed, and much of the best of it is produced by the busy hands of the inhabitants of this pretty Swiss village.

Elizabeth "Betita" Martinez, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2008 Community Leadership Awards (The San Francisco Foundation Award) - for...

En cordée is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Aiguillette D'argentière. It was directed by Jacques Berr in 1942 and...

A Deep Dive into the life of Stephen Zivkovic, the owner of the last DVD rental store in Adelaide.

A short film warning the unaware housewife of the dangers of “dry cleaning” with gasoline at home.

Released in 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

The rapid turning of a light draws a circle. In the space bound by its line unravels an archive of postcards sent between the island of Madeira and...

Legendary short story writer Lucia Berlin (1936-2004) captured moments of grace in the cafeterias and laundromats of the American Southwest, in the...

Released on July 6th, 1919.