Documentary Short Movies

Released in November of 1920. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Footage of the seabirds found in the Shetland Isles. One of a group of films made by Jenny Brown and bought by John Grierson for the GPO Film Library...

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

An encounter at Jardim Zoológico de Lisboa shot in 16mm by JMG+PP.

In this trip Burton Holmes takes your patrons to Java, the richest island of the Dutch East Indies, and Batavia, its capital city, one of the most...

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Taken from the front of a descending car, the track and the way in which the fertile valleys open out on either side, with the huge snow-capped...

Bob Godfrey shared his deep passion for animation.

A short documentary about the behaviour of Japanese primary school students.

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

A five-year-old boy is completely uninterested in food, which results in conflicts with his mother. The effort she invests in feeding him is equal to...

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

A filmmaker begins making a film about another artist. She is there to observe, listen, and stay behind the camera. But keeping her distance becomes...

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

"As a right, people should have access to affordable housing and jobs that allow them to support their families with dignity" - Luis Granados

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

1. Jaffa from the Sea. The Port of Jerusalem. 2. Through the Rocks and Surf. The Syrian boatmen shooting the narrows. 3. The Landing Stage. Showing...

Tourists leaving the Bear Hotel, Kandersteg, to cross the Gemmi. Many ladies of the party are seen mounting the hardy ponies at the hotel front, and,...