Documentary Short Movies
- 1901
Castle and Chateau on Lake of Thun
Castle and Chateau on Lake of Thun01901HD
Released in 1901
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- 1958
Islands of the Frozen Sea
Islands of the Frozen Sea71958HD
This short documentary offers a look at the life forms on the Queen Elizabeth Islands within the Arctic Circle. Even in this frigid zone of icebergs...
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- 1903
Human Wheelbarrow, Shovel and Bottle Races
Human Wheelbarrow, Shovel and Bottle Races01903HD
1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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- 1944
Weekly Review No. 169 - New Zealand Soldiers and Polish Children
Weekly Review No. 169 - New Zealand Soldiers and Polish Children01944HD
This 1944 newsreel documents arrivals at a Wellington wharf from the Middle East: New Zealand soldiers and Polish children. For the refugees it was...
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- 1988
You Don't Have to Die
You Don't Have to Die7.51988HD
A young boy's successful battle against cancer and his subsequent efforts to help other children overcome their fears of the illness.
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- 2013
Daughters of Dolma
Daughters of Dolma02013HD
Dolma is the Tibetan name of Tara, a Buddhist female deity, and means 'she who saves'. Dolma is regarded as a Bodhisattva of compassion and action....
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- 2025
Hated by Default
Hated by Default02025HD
In August 2024, British-Bangladeshi actor and filmmaker Islah Abdur-Rahman was working on a short film, when riots stemming from the Southport...
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- 1919
The Doughnut That Did It
The Doughnut That Did It01919HD
Released on the 21st of September, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1985
Elk Island
Elk Island71985HD
This short documentary focuses on a man-made island that became the first federal sanctuary for wildlife in Canada. Situated an hour east of...
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- 1970
The Blue Boat Initiative
The Blue Boat Initiative01970HD
This documentary portrays the arrival in Chilean Patagonia of the intelligent buoy of The Blue BOAT Initiative, a project developed by...
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- 2026
En recuerdo a John Berger
En recuerdo a John Berger02026HD
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- 1903
Fun on a Grimmi Alp Goat Farm
Fun on a Grimmi Alp Goat Farm01903HD
"This shows the flock of goats being brought home -or rather following the shepherds home from the hillside Then the milking of the goats In the...
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- 1902
Gentlemen and Ladies Ski Running Races
Gentlemen and Ladies Ski Running Races01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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- 1907
Firing Burmese Temple
Firing Burmese Temple01907HD
1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 2022
Storming Caesars Palace
Storming Caesars Palace02022HD
This inspiring documentary chronicles the extraordinary life of Ruby Duncan, an activist who fights the welfare system and becomes a White House...
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- 1916
In Classic Greece
In Classic Greece01916HD
Travelogue released on November 6th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1992
Joannis Amelii, animula vagula blandula
Joannis Amelii, animula vagula blandula71992HD
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- 1970
Swiss Railway Panorama
Swiss Railway Panorama01970HD
Released in 1901
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- 2017
I'll Never Forget the Last Time
I'll Never Forget the Last Time02017HD
A movie that portrays a reflection about sense of being self, to love and to be loved.
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- 1939
The Rape of Czechoslovakia
The Rape of Czechoslovakia71939HD
Weiss’s classic B&W agitprop short made after his escape to London just ahead of the Nazis. He carried with him three reels of material for his...
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