Documentary Short Movies

Studio TAMassociati is a nonprofit architecture firm recognized for designing healthcare facilities in war-torn areas. The firm champions human...

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

An analysis of the phenomenon of accelerated urbanization in Brazil, and more particularly in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.

Released in May of 1921, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on the 17th of June, 1918.

Set during the 30th LGBTTTIQ+ Pride March in Tijuana, this short documentary presents a queer archivist whose career as a journalist has documented...

Four roped men descend through the seracs of the Mer de Glace. One of them falls and has to be hoisted. The shot belongs to a collection of scenes...

Also known as Reindeer Time and Inheritance, this 9-minute short by Arne Sucksdorff documents the Sámi people’s autumn migration as they...

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Hermann Perren, mountain guide, prepares the ascent of Dent du Requin with a companion. He checks the equipment necessary for any mountaineer, rope,...

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

The way of life for people living along the tropic of Capricorn in Queensland 1965. Farming and mining are the main industries in this area of...

Two Serbian cinematography students set out to follow the longest relay in history, through protests, blockades, and a line of memories, tracing back...

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on May 27th, 1918.

Kandersteg, the highest mountain village on the Gemmi route is a delightful spot and the center of fine excursions in the mountain regions of the...

In Caribou in the Archive, rustic VHS home video of a Cree woman hunting caribou in the 1990s is combined with NFB archival film footage of northern...

In the Peruvian mountains, rituals offer connection between participants and the divine. Resplendently realized in black and white by director...

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on January 28th, 1918.

TV program producer Phill Harris unfolds his journey of making 'River to Reef' and where has that lead him to today.