Documentary Short Movies

  • 1905
    Battle of Snow on Rigi Summit

    Battle of Snow on Rigi Summit

    Battle of Snow on Rigi Summit

    01905HD

    A party of tourists ascending to the peak of the Rigi find a fresh fall of snow covering the summit. They soon divided into battalions, and bombard...

    Battle of Snow on Rigi Summit
  • 1913
    Seven Ages of an Alligator

    Seven Ages of an Alligator

    Seven Ages of an Alligator

    51913HD

    Documentary footage showing the alligator in several stages of growth, from babyhood to a ripe old age; a film taken at an alligator farm in...

    Seven Ages of an Alligator
  • 1903
    Ski Jumping in the Alps

    Ski Jumping in the Alps

    Ski Jumping in the Alps

    01903HD

    This Norwegian sport is much practiced by the Swiss youth as well as the visitors to the winter resorts. Many successful jumps (the unsuccessful...

    Ski Jumping in the Alps
  • 2024
    Bring Back the Whistle Dog

    Bring Back the Whistle Dog

    Bring Back the Whistle Dog

    02024HD

    Fast food menu items come and go, but none have ignited lasting passion quite like A&W’s Whistle Dog. Selected at 42 film festivals in 15...

    Bring Back the Whistle Dog
  • 1907
    Through a Burmese Jungle

    Through a Burmese Jungle

    Through a Burmese Jungle

    01907HD

    1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

    Through a Burmese Jungle
  • 2024
    God-and-a-Half

    God-and-a-Half

    God-and-a-Half

    02024HD

    A man wanders around an abandoned hospital. Years after their last encounter, someone whose life he saved seeks him out in his old office, so that...

    God-and-a-Half
  • 2013
    Pusharatas: A Biloxi-Croatian Tradition

    Pusharatas: A Biloxi-Croatian Tradition

    Pusharatas: A Biloxi-Croatian Tradition

    02013HD

    Every year at Christmas, the women of the Slavonian Ladies' Auxiliary celebrate their culinary heritage by getting together to make pusharatas (a...

    Pusharatas: A Biloxi-Croatian Tradition
  • 1978
    At Home with Badgers

    At Home with Badgers

    At Home with Badgers

    01978HD

    A short documentary from Eric Ashby on the badgers leaving near his home.

    At Home with Badgers
  • 2019
    Sala de Roteiristas

    Sala de Roteiristas

    Sala de Roteiristas

    02019HD

    What is the difference between a story and a good story? In this short documentary, ten of the greatest screenwriters in Brazil answer this and other...

    Sala de Roteiristas
  • 1907
    Curious Carriages at Klobenstein

    Curious Carriages at Klobenstein

    Curious Carriages at Klobenstein

    01907HD

    1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

    Curious Carriages at Klobenstein
  • 1901
    Panorama of the Snow Peaks of the Jungfrau

    Panorama of the Snow Peaks of the Jungfrau

    Panorama of the Snow Peaks of the Jungfrau

    01901HD

    Released in 1901

    Panorama of the Snow Peaks of the Jungfrau
  • 1937
    Somersetshire Dairy-Farming

    Somersetshire Dairy-Farming

    Somersetshire Dairy-Farming

    01937HD

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

    Somersetshire Dairy-Farming
  • 1902
    Ascending a Rock Chimney

    Ascending a Rock Chimney

    Ascending a Rock Chimney

    01902HD

    A thrilling incident showing a climber ascending a cleft or chimney by hanging on with his finger tips and pushing his back and knees into opposite...

    Ascending a Rock Chimney
  • 1941
    The White Valley

    The White Valley

    The White Valley

    01941HD

    Rare film about skiing, shot in the Nuria Valley in 1941, with the participation of the first company of skiers of Nuria. The documentary entitled...

    The White Valley
  • 2023
    Sparni

    Sparni

    Sparni

    102023HD

    It’s the second semester of junior year for Pierce “Sparni” Sparnroft, a gifted jazz vibraphonist studying at Montclair State...

    Sparni
  • 1970
    Ascending the Guggi Glacier

    Ascending the Guggi Glacier

    Ascending the Guggi Glacier

    01970HD

    Released in 1901

    Ascending the Guggi Glacier
  • 1998
    A Turning of the Earth: John Ford, John Wayne and 'The Searchers'

    A Turning of the Earth: John Ford, John Wayne and 'The Searchers'

    A Turning of the Earth: John Ford, John Wayne and 'The Searchers'

    91998HD

    Documentary on the making of "The Searchers" (1956), starring John Wayne and directed by John Ford, with outtakes, behind-the-scenes footage and...

    A Turning of the Earth: John Ford, John Wayne and 'The Searchers'
  • 2000
    Mike Leigh: The Conversation

    Mike Leigh: The Conversation

    Mike Leigh: The Conversation

    02000HD

    An interview with British film director Mike Leigh produced for BBC-TV.

    Mike Leigh: The Conversation
  • 2026
    When the Fires Stop

    When the Fires Stop

    When the Fires Stop

    02026HD

    With the local refinery closing, the town of Grangemouth is thrown into limbo.

    When the Fires Stop
  • 2023
    Afraid Doesn’t Exist

    Afraid Doesn’t Exist

    Afraid Doesn’t Exist

    62023HD

    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...

    Afraid Doesn’t Exist