Documentary Short Movies

"Maravich's 68" is a documentary short that revisits the NBA legend Pete Maravich and his 68-point performance on February 25th, 1977. It includes...

Released on March 19th, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

This Norwegian sport is much practiced by the Swiss youth as well as the visitors to the winter resorts. Many successful jumps (the unsuccessful...

“Peroni 7” talks about the transformative impact of Kosovo’s liberalized visas and migration. Through personal stories of new...

The film shows one day from waking up in the morning all the way to waking up again the next morning. The everyday situations that many commercials...

Internationally renowned Canadian photographer George Webber delves into the little-known lives and stories of vanishing Western prairie towns....

The ascent of the Aiguille Verte in the Mont Blanc Massif by the ridge of the Moine. Two climbers, the mountain, and the rope. No plot, no tragedy,...

Released in 1901

1. Jaffa from the Sea. The Port of Jerusalem. 2. Through the Rocks and Surf. The Syrian boatmen shooting the narrows. 3. The Landing Stage. Showing...

Swiss lace is world famed, and much of the best of it is produced by the busy hands of the inhabitants of this pretty Swiss village.

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Several bouts are shown in this picture, and as the contestants frequently lift each other into mid air, and then throw, the effect is exciting and...

Short documentary written, directed and edited by Aleksandar Ilić. It won the Special Jury Prize at the Krakow Film Festival.

Released on July 27th, 1919.

This 1944 newsreel documents arrivals at a Wellington wharf from the Middle East: New Zealand soldiers and Polish children. For the refugees it was...

The capital of Switzerland is an interesting town, and the national life is perhaps best seen in its streets.

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

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,...

A short version of the film 'A la conquête des cimes' by René Moreau released for the domestic market in two Pathe Baby big reels. In...