Documentary Short Movies

André de la Varre presents Nias and Sumatra, Islands of Netherlands India.

One man loses his son to a cocaine overdose. Grieving, Stan Marsden, a Tsimpsean wood carver decides to create a totem pole in his son's memory and...

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...

Tardigrades—tiny creatures just one millimeter in size—exhibit extraordinary adaptability.

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

A tour of Granada offers glimpses into the daily life of the 70,000 Granadans who once inhabited the city. Crossing the city from the Alhambra hill,...

Released in 1901

1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

About young Soviet men who fought in Afghanistan and are trying to find their place in a peaceful life. They share their experience with older WWII...

Celebrate the films that redefined animation, influenced culture and brought Spider-Man into all new dimensions as the filmmakers, journalists and...

An in-depth look at the final game the NBA G-League team the Birmingham Squadron play in the Magic City. The fans and team all know that this will be...

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

This short film from the Perspective series highlights social and economic development in Haiti circa 1957. It depicts customs and traditions used to...

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on April 20th, 1919.

Sir Ernest Shackleton is a poignant absence in this fragment from the closing chapter in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. The...

The world-famed Simmenthal cattle, bred by Herr Rebmann, are seen leaving the valley for the summer pastures on the Grimmalp. The herds are...

Radical resistance in the postwar British Caribbean community, from the 1948 Nationality Act to the 1958 Brixton riots.