Documentary Short Movies

This very short documentary from the Hinterland Who’s Who series introduces viewers to the black bear.

Released in 1901

Travelogue of Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. Sailing distance to Glacier National Park, Montana. Vimy Mountain overlooks National Parks on...

Endangered Hawaiʻi produced by American Bird Conservancy (ABC) with funding by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and narrated by actor...

1901. Cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Low-level narcotics offenders too often cycle in and out of jail, re-offending soon after they hit the streets. District Attorney Kamala D. Harris...

Filmed in the Colorado Rockies, this film portrays the dangerous sport of mountain climbing and shows special equipment needed, together with its...

A record-instructional film showing a few of the many ways in which the behaviour of hungry rats can be modified according to the nature of the...

Video Nasty; once a term referring to films that were criticised for their violent content in the early 80s, now the name of an up-and-coming film...

RETURN follows the efforts of a family of former sea-turtle–egg poachers, now dedicated protectors, leading VIVEMAR — a community-based...

Released in 1901

This documentary film focuses on the animal life that survives in this harsh arctic climates at the edge of the ice - from the simple algae to...

Released on the first of May, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Flesh-eating birds are many but few persons have ever been permitted a close inspection and study of their habits and characteristics. To a great...

Set in a semi-urban coastal village of Kerala, “Beneath the Wings of Rosary Beads” follows a fishing community where faith and labor...

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...

César Menéndez confesses that he has lived and, at the same time, is a man condemned to paint. Through a brief tour we enter the...

Shows the relationship of the Constitution to organized labor. Presents the case of Whitaker et al. v. North Carolina, in which a group of unions...

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Costa Rica, 1987. Amidst state violence and the HIV crisis rattling diverse communities, a 33-year-old prepares to debut as a drag queen at one of...