Documentary Short Movies

  • 2024
    Landscape of our Body

    Landscape of our Body

    Landscape of our Body

    02024HD

    As queer trans and gender non-conforming children of the Vietnamese diaspora, we are fragmented at the crossroads of being displaced from not only a...

    Landscape of our Body
  • 2025
    You will never see the shadow

    You will never see the shadow

    You will never see the shadow

    02025HD

    A frenetic Santiago gives me space to reflect on depression, loneliness and home in an attempt to piece together my past. Pandemic revelations and...

    You will never see the shadow
  • 1970
    Prisoners of the Permian Sea

    Prisoners of the Permian Sea

    Prisoners of the Permian Sea

    01970HD

    An educational film on unknown microorganisms discovered in the potassium salts of the Permian Sea.

    Prisoners of the Permian Sea
  • 2023
    1967: When LA Wolves conquered the USA

    1967: When LA Wolves conquered the USA

    1967: When LA Wolves conquered the USA

    02023HD

    Football or Soccer has had an interesting journey in America but one thing is for certain, there would be no Beckham, Rooney or Ibrahimovic in the...

    1967: When LA Wolves conquered the USA
  • 1902
    Panorama of a Herring Fisheries Station

    Panorama of a Herring Fisheries Station

    Panorama of a Herring Fisheries Station

    01902HD

    1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

    Panorama of a Herring Fisheries Station
  • 1970
    Hinterland Who's Who: Peregrine Falcon

    Hinterland Who's Who: Peregrine Falcon

    Hinterland Who's Who: Peregrine Falcon

    01970HD

    This very short documentary from the Hinterland Who’s Who series introduces viewers to the peregrine falcon.

    Hinterland Who's Who: Peregrine Falcon
  • 1970
    Ascent of the Matterhorn

    Ascent of the Matterhorn

    Ascent of the Matterhorn

    01970HD

    Released in 1923, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    Ascent of the Matterhorn
  • 1942
    Piccoli Alpini

    Piccoli Alpini

    Piccoli Alpini

    01942HD

    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...

    Piccoli Alpini
  • 1992
    Hour of Silence

    Hour of Silence

    Hour of Silence

    01992HD

    The last film of Juris Podnieks, it is dedicated to the memory of cameramen Andris Slapins and Gvido Zvaigzne, who died tragically during the...

    Hour of Silence
  • 2021
    Jack Arnold Remembers The Incredible Shrinking Man

    Jack Arnold Remembers The Incredible Shrinking Man

    Jack Arnold Remembers The Incredible Shrinking Man

    02021HD

    From footage filmed in 1983, this documentary presents an interview with director Jack Arnold and his reminiscences of the making of the 1957 film...

    Jack Arnold Remembers The Incredible Shrinking Man
  • 1902
    Tobogganing and Snowballing at Grindelwald

    Tobogganing and Snowballing at Grindelwald

    Tobogganing and Snowballing at Grindelwald

    01902HD

    1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

    Tobogganing and Snowballing at Grindelwald
  • 1949
    Crocodile Hunters

    Crocodile Hunters

    Crocodile Hunters

    01949HD

    In the estuaries and lagoons of the Northern Territory, freshwater and saltwater crocodile are hunted for their hides by both Indigenous and...

    Crocodile Hunters
  • 1970
    A Temple in Seattle

    A Temple in Seattle

    A Temple in Seattle

    01970HD

    University of Washington professor Noam Pianko and his students collaborated with Citizen Film, the Pacific Northwest Jewish Archive and...

    A Temple in Seattle
  • 2020
    It Takes a Circus

    It Takes a Circus

    It Takes a Circus

    02020HD

    Eighteen-year-old Aaliyah flies on aerial silks. Her 16-year-old cousin Bre twirls on hoops. They dream of escaping the violence that marred their...

    It Takes a Circus
  • 1970
    Dr Washington Burns: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2010

    Dr Washington Burns: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2010

    Dr Washington Burns: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2010

    01970HD

    Dr. Washington Burns is the executive director of the Prescott-Joseph Center for Community Enhancement, for working tirelessly to meet the needs and...

    Dr Washington Burns: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2010
  • 1901
    Eagleswing Panorama of the Mer de Glace

    Eagleswing Panorama of the Mer de Glace

    Eagleswing Panorama of the Mer de Glace

    01901HD

    1901 film of the Mer de Glace, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

    Eagleswing Panorama of the Mer de Glace
  • 1919
    Bangkok

    Bangkok

    Bangkok

    01919HD

    Released on August 3rd, 1919.

    Bangkok
  • 1924
    The Lure of the South Seas

    The Lure of the South Seas

    The Lure of the South Seas

    01924HD

    1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    The Lure of the South Seas
  • 2019
    Sala de Roteiristas

    Sala de Roteiristas

    Sala de Roteiristas

    02019HD

    What is the difference between a story and a good story? In this short documentary, ten of the greatest screenwriters in Brazil answer this and other...

    Sala de Roteiristas
  • 1970
    Chinese for Affirmative Action: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2012

    Chinese for Affirmative Action: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2012

    Chinese for Affirmative Action: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2012

    01970HD

    Chinese for Affirmative Action is a recipient of the San Francisco Community Leadership Award for being "a champion against discrimination and for...

    Chinese for Affirmative Action: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2012