Documentary Short Movies

Poor pedestrian, horse drawn carts, wagons and bus travel across bridge at Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.

A scenic documentary record of a climb up to Mount Assiniboine, the 'American Matterhorn' in the Canadian Rockies.

For his third picture in his series, Mr. Holmes takes his audience on a visit to our National Military Academy at West Point, there to study the...

Nice looking Travelogue takes us to the Northeast corner of Wyoming as we visit Yellowstone National Park.

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

An Editor recounts the diaries of a failed film production as they attempt to construct a new narrative from the remaining footage.

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

A visit to Nassau in the Bahamas from Andre de la Varre's "The Screen Traveler" series.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Released in 1901

Released on the 13th of August, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Amidst a devastating opioid epidemic, a needle exchange and free clinic operates in the shadows of Fresno, California.

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...

Released in June of 1921, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Travelogue released on the 14th of May, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Preschool to Prison is a compelling examination of how the United States public school system is built and operated like prisons. Zero-tolerance...

The train leaving the Schiedegg station and entering the Eiger tunnel en route for the station Eigerwand.

The Gentleman Boxer: Richard Torrez Jr. is a 30-minute candid look at the rising American heavyweight Richard Torrez Jr. (5-0, 5 KO) ahead of his...

This short documentary looks at the animated art of Lotte Reiniger. We are taken through a demonstration by Lotte herself on the way she cut out,...