Documentary Short Movies

Scenes from a series filmed for Charles Urban by mountain expert Frank Ormiston-Smith, including The Battle of the Snow, Ski Jumping in the Alps, and...

In the void created ad hoc to throw us into desperation, fear, shock, the torment of an infinite present, Arto Lindsay sings with words, silences and...

The making of “The Devil’s Backbone” by Guillermo del Toro.

The film was inspired by one of the most important documentaries shot by Krzysztof Kieślowski, Talking Heads (1980). The director asked his...

In 1941, under the Vichy regime, during the Nazi occupation, a team of six people crossed the Mont-Blanc massif. Leaving the Arve Valley with a month...

Explores the natural history of the otter, depicted through the fictitious account of a day in the life of Otto the Otter and his mother. The...

Released on October 2nd, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Four roped men descend through the seracs of the Mer de Glace. One of them falls and has to be hoisted. The shot belongs to a collection of scenes...

Canberra, the National Capital of Australia, is a city which has been planned; a place where modern living is enriched by a lovely setting. But the...

A short documentary about a group of open-water swimmers on Long Island who gather every summer morning in Hampton Bays. Born out of the...

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Rock climbing on the "Cobbler". Awarded first prize by Michael Powell in the 1948 Scottish Amateur Film Festival

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Mexico Cup, 1970: Pelé scores the goal against Czechoslovakia, helping the Brazilian team towards its third championship. Orlando Abrunhosa...

Released in 1901

Old film taken in Lancashire, North England in May 1904.

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Sheep bound through a narrow opening, followed by a panoramic vista of the flock running through a meadow.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

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...