Documentary Short Movies

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on May 27th, 1918.

Painlevé’s first film on animal behavior, focusing on the Hermit Crab. On this film we see the Hermit Crab trying to find shelter.

1. Mooring Cattle on Barges. Preparatory to shipping them to Constantinople. 2. Taking Cattle off to the Steamer. Towing the laden barges through the...

Released in April of 1921, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

"A series of films taken during a difficult and dangerous ascent of the Jungfrau;, showing views of the climbers at an height of over 13,000 feet....

Caribou is an 11 minute science fiction experimental portrait of Saskatchewan. Structurally it is a journey from the forests of northern Saskatchewan...

Joe McKenna is one of the most influential stylists in the world. From the beginning of the 1980s, he struck up a great friendship with Azzedine...

Released in 1919, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

A close-up on Somerset's changing milk and cheese industry

A short film of boats sailing in the New York Harbor

Christmas is celebrated in the middle of the Australian summer under a blazing sun. But even in the heat it is a season for traditional things; for...

"The operations that dislocate a film like Summer Solstice– I hope irreparably– from being a movie about the locomotion and eating habits...

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Released on the sixth of March, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

A short documentary that follows an Australian band through their journey from jamming at a backyard party to a national tour across the country.

Short film made on the production of HOWL OF THE DEVIL.