Documentary Short Movies

Walk listening to the campanus of the cows in the bush. Light a charcoal stove. Go out to the prao with the albarcas. One day everyday things that...

The Oldest Heart is a short documentary that follows the inspiring journey of Australia’s oldest female amateur boxer, Lyn Joy Mills, who at...

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Legendary short story writer Lucia Berlin (1936-2004) captured moments of grace in the cafeterias and laundromats of the American Southwest, in the...

Released on January 12th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Filmmaker Peter Hegedus embarks on the challenging journey to make Sorella's Story, an immersive 360° film set on the beaches of Latvia in...

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

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

This very short documentary from the Hinterland Who's Who series introduces viewers to the polar bear, one of the largest bears in North America. See...

Released on February 9th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

"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...

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

Released in 1901

Showing hundreds of boys, girls and adults on skis descending a steep snow-covered bank.

1906, produced by Charles Urban, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Joan Bakewell visits Haworth in Yorkshire, home of the Brontës, to see the setting in which the novelists worked.

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...