Documentary Short Movies

  • 2024
    Dark Matter Hunters: a Quantum View of the Invisible Universe

    Dark Matter Hunters: a Quantum View of the Invisible Universe

    Dark Matter Hunters: a Quantum View of the Invisible Universe

    02024HD

    Dark matter, which makes up 85% of the matter in the Universe, remains one of the greatest mysteries in physics. A team of scientists are using...

    Dark Matter Hunters: a Quantum View of the Invisible Universe
  • 2008
    Ribbon of Sand

    Ribbon of Sand

    Ribbon of Sand

    02008HD

    At once exaltation and elegy, this documentary profiles the natural history of North Carolina's Outer Banks, a seascape of transitory barrier islands...

    Ribbon of Sand
  • 2021
    Five Scenes from the War in Afghanistan as They Appear in East Sussex

    Five Scenes from the War in Afghanistan as They Appear in East Sussex

    Five Scenes from the War in Afghanistan as They Appear in East Sussex

    02021HD

    In a greenhouse in England, a military veteran talks about his experiences as a soldier in Afghanistan. Clement Boland served with the British Army...

    Five Scenes from the War in Afghanistan as They Appear in East Sussex
  • 1907
    The Tyrol: Railway Trip in the Tyrol

    The Tyrol: Railway Trip in the Tyrol

    The Tyrol: Railway Trip in the Tyrol

    01907HD

    Cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

    The Tyrol: Railway Trip in the Tyrol
  • 1970
    Headlands Center for the Arts - 2014 Community Leadership Awards

    Headlands Center for the Arts - 2014 Community Leadership Awards

    Headlands Center for the Arts - 2014 Community Leadership Awards

    01970HD

    "The role of the arts is to tear down what is evil and build up what is good." - Chinaka Hodge

    Headlands Center for the Arts - 2014 Community Leadership Awards
  • 1970
    Luis Granados - 2014 Community Leadership Awards

    Luis Granados - 2014 Community Leadership Awards

    Luis Granados - 2014 Community Leadership Awards

    01970HD

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

    Luis Granados - 2014 Community Leadership Awards
  • 2023
    Shelter

    Shelter

    Shelter

    02023HD

    What is a home? Can a body become a home? This short film tries to answer these questions about the construction of our identities through the...

    Shelter
  • 2024
    Topsy: The Last American Camel

    Topsy: The Last American Camel

    Topsy: The Last American Camel

    02024HD

    The extraordinary and storied life of Topsy, a bactrian camel, whose career spanned the military, the mines, the movies and more.

    Topsy: The Last American Camel
  • 2024
    Sand bellies

    Sand bellies

    Sand bellies

    02024HD

    The Algerian region of Tindouf is home to more than 170,000 Sahrawis, who have been living in refugee camps since 1976, when Morocco occupied the...

    Sand bellies
  • 1972
    Good and Ugly

    Good and Ugly

    Good and Ugly

    01972HD

    The film raises the problem of moral development of a child. It explores how the social environment shapes children's moral feelings.

    Good and Ugly
  • 1918
    The Pilatus Railway

    The Pilatus Railway

    The Pilatus Railway

    01918HD

    1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    The Pilatus Railway
  • 2013
    The museum closes when the author is tired

    The museum closes when the author is tired

    The museum closes when the author is tired

    02013HD

    A documentary about Fausto Delle Chiaie, an italian artist. He worked in many european countries and spent the last 30 years exhibiting on the...

    The museum closes when the author is tired
  • 1921
    Mediterranean Scenes

    Mediterranean Scenes

    Mediterranean Scenes

    01921HD

    Released in March of 1921. Produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    Mediterranean Scenes
  • 1970
    Through Floating Logs on a Norwegian River

    Through Floating Logs on a Norwegian River

    Through Floating Logs on a Norwegian River

    01970HD

    1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

    Through Floating Logs on a Norwegian River
  • 1924
    Memories of the Alpine Republic

    Memories of the Alpine Republic

    Memories of the Alpine Republic

    01924HD

    1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    Memories of the Alpine Republic
  • 1903
    Cervino 1901

    Cervino 1901

    Cervino 1901

    101903HD

    On September 28th, 1903, the Urban Mountaineering Expedition, headed by Frank Ormiston-Smith, left Zermatt to attempt the conquest of the Matterhorn....

    Cervino 1901
  • 1919
    The Doughnut That Did It

    The Doughnut That Did It

    The Doughnut That Did It

    01919HD

    Released on the 21st of September, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

    The Doughnut That Did It
  • 1994
    What Do You Call an Indian Woman Who's Funny?

    What Do You Call an Indian Woman Who's Funny?

    What Do You Call an Indian Woman Who's Funny?

    91994HD

    What do you call an Indian woman who's funny in 20th Century Britain? A British performer? A Black comedienne? An enigma? This humorous and comedic...

    What Do You Call an Indian Woman Who's Funny?
  • 2012
    No Otter Zone

    No Otter Zone

    No Otter Zone

    02012HD

    The Southern Sea Otter was historically abundant along the California coastline until intense hunting pressures reduced their numbers to...

    No Otter Zone
  • 1980
    Talking Heads

    Talking Heads

    Talking Heads

    7.7211980HD

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

    Talking Heads