Documentary Short Movies

"CATANAS POINT - A Surf Documentary" portrays the reality of the sport of surfing in Angola and compares it with what surfing was like in Brazil from...

Released in 1901

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

People of different age, profession and social status answer two simple questions: who they are and what they want from life.

El Triunfo was enacted in 1990 as a Biosphere Reserve and is located at the Sierra Madre of Chiapas, Mexico. The Cloud Forest is the last refuge for...

This documentary film focuses on the animal life that survives in this harsh arctic climates at the edge of the ice - from the simple algae to...

Anna Zett collages mostly unreleased footage from the Berlin Archive of the GDR-Opposition into a pulsating short film thriller. The film opens up an...

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

The film 'Canterbury is One Hundred' was produced by the National Film Unit in 1950 to celebrate the region's centennial. Written and directed by...

Released in 1901

The striking landscapes of rural Sardinia provide the backdrop to this lyrical look at the hardscrabble lives of the region’s shepherds in...

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

A filmmaker reconnects with an old friend, quietly revealing the distance time can create.

1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

A poetic tapestry eulogizing Chicago's famed "Old" Comiskey Park.

From a secret lab to hidden codes, this special reveals the inner workings of Greggs, the iconic bakery known for its delectable sausage rolls.

Sydney's population had just reached three million, and while its skyline was not as tall as it is today, it was already on its way to become a...

The clash of gray communist reality with the American dream. The nostalgic story of the welder Staś, who left Poland in the 1970s to work in the...