Documentary Short Movies

Released on July 20th, 1919.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

An exceptional cinematographic document on Emilio Comici, shot in 1938 in Val Rosandra by a MGM operator. The documentary shows Comici with the...

Travelogue released on the 28th of May, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

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

Released on July 9th, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

A fragmented collection of legends born from the rubble of the catastrophic Friuli Earthquake of May 6, 1976.

JoAnn Elam was an experimental filmmaker, postal worker, and social activist. She is most known for her films Rape and Lie Back and Enjoy it. This...

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on November 23rd, 1919.

The ascent of the Wetterhorn by Frank Ormiston-Smith accompanied by the guide Christian Bergener, Rev. H. J. Heard, Mr. E Burchell-Rodway from the...

This a fun behind-the-scenes featurette that looks back on the creation and continuing popularity of the show. Several members of the crew discuss...

Arnold Perkins, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2007 Community Leadership Awards (the San Francisco Foundation Award). Arnolds broad...

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Fancy Pea is a Brazilian documentary produced, written and directed by Werner Schumann, in the year 1985, reporting facts about the life and work of...

An intimate confession of a girl who was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 23, created as an assignment for a Documentary Film course. In the...

From Christchurch, a coach load of visitors tour the southern part of the South Island, visiting the Hermitage Hotel at Mount Cook, Queenstown and...

In this film, a group of women and children gather sweet, fresh /ole berries and sha roots. The younger women, led by N!ai, bait a nest of wasps. As...

The indigenous people of the Darién Gap rainforest work with conservationists to use their heritage and traditions to protect the endangered...