Documentary Short Movies

This entry in the TravelTalks series visits the ancient Egypt. starting Valley of the Kings in a remote and desolate part of Egypt, the entrance to...

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

A film about Men At Work, their hit single Down Under, and the Kookaburra controversy. The band were sued for copyright infringement and faced the...

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on June 22nd, 1919.

Gives impressions of Australia’s national capital and the life of its inhabitants. Shows government buildings and other architectural features,...

The ranger's activity mainly centered on mapping the national forests, creating safe trails, giving out cattle and sheep permits, and protecting the...

All Play No Work: A Story of Dan Sexton is a heartwarming documentary film that follows the story of Dan Sexton, a 33-year-old man who spends his...

1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Cultural documentary featuring a Chinese folk dance performance held in the courtyard of Auguste François's house in Yunnanfu, present-day...

Celebrate the films that redefined animation, influenced culture and brought Spider-Man into all new dimensions as the filmmakers, journalists and...

Short movie on Barcelona's "Citadel Park" produced by Segundo de Chomón for Pathé Frères. Directed and filmed by Segundo de...

A film of a royal visit to Aberdeen, Scotland in 1906. Comprises footage re-edited from the earlier silent film "Aberdeen University Quarter...

Filmmaker Peter Hegedus embarks on the challenging journey to make Sorella's Story, an immersive 360° film set on the beaches of Latvia in...

Short documentary about 50 years of history of Czechoslovakia, with archive images.

1902, 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...

Captures the violence and tenderness, alongside the dominance and submission, that is found in a single, intimate embrace.

A Secrets of Life documentary about the European Buzzard. The film was registered on the Board of Trade's official list under Section 6 of the Films...

1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

The film is a kind of docu-fiction about a boy who enrolls in a battalion of young mountain troops. The film follows his daily life in the military...