Documentary Short Movies

Allegations of a significant elephant-poaching problem in Botswana have sparked a political row between the president and his predecessor. As...

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

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

Chris Renfro doesn’t just grow and harvest grapes on a hillside high above San Francisco’s Highway 280 to make delicious local wine. He...

Longyearbyen, Svalbard, is the northernmost settlement in the world. About 3000 polar bears and 400 snow scooters outnumber its 2700 inhabitants. It...

A doc about the Cree and Chippewa people of northern Manitoba. Made in the mid 20th century, it is dated in tone, but provides insight into the vital...

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on February 24th, 1918.

This rare silent black & white and color Super-8 footage was shot with the camera of actor Kei Sato (Hachi in the film) during the production of...

Short subject on how fashion is created-- not by the great couturiers, but on the street.

This is the story of the other 364 days it takes to pull off the Indianapolis 500.

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Directors Errol Morris and Werner Herzog describe and discuss the film The Act of Killing (2012).

Image production is fiction-weaving. Together with Sheena Absalud, we spent an entire day in Pride Month in my room documenting ourselves using...

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

An octopus slithers into a narrow crack near the shore; we see its eye up close. It feeds on a crab. In spring it's time to mate. A male grabs a...

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

Released in 1901

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on May 13th, 1918.