Documentary Short Movies

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

A documentary about the creation of the novel THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN by Richard Matheson, including the making of a film adaptation, with an...

An octopus slithers over objects on land—a doll, a skull—then oozes along the shore into the sea. It secretes its ink. The camera follows...

Desert Killer is a 1952 short film directed by Larry Lansburgh about a hunter tracking a sheep-killing mountain lion. The film was nominated for an...

Explores the natural history of the otter, depicted through the fictitious account of a day in the life of Otto the Otter and his mother. The...

Millennials in the US discover their lack of legal nationality, sparking a search for recognition and belonging that unites them and offers hope for...

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

Through the memories of three Scarborough residents, unhome explores the cultural identity of home and the impact of gentrification

In 1992, at the height of the AIDS pandemic, activist Terence Alan Smith made a historic bid for president of the United States as his drag queen...

Travelogue released on the 15th of January, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Released in 1901

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

Exploration on the Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland. Starting from the station at Jungfraujoch we climb up toward the Glacier, which is 14 miles long and...

A film shot in the early 1930s and revised in 1952 which covers Moscow, the tribal areas of the Caucasus Mountains, avant-garde and Jewish theatre...

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

At a wildlife rehabilitation center in the Pacific Northwest, the steady, practiced, and gentle hands of veterinarians nurse dozens of convalescing...

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith