Documentary Short Movies

1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Showing hundreds of boys, girls and adults on skis descending a steep snow-covered bank.

A son makes a surprising discovery on his elderly parents' answering machine after his father's passing.

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

A Secrets of Life documentary about the European Buzzard. The film was registered on the Board of Trade's official list under Section 6 of the Films...

Short movie on Barcelona's "Citadel Park" produced by Segundo de Chomón for Pathé Frères. Directed and filmed by Segundo de...

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Made from the official photos and declarations of the G7 summits. 40 years of celebrating economic growth.

A lyrical and haunting portrait of reindeer herding in the twilight expanses of the Lappish wilderness.

From the slow waitings for opening of the big top to the loneliness in the dressing room backstage, Abuhadba follows the life of a small circus in...

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Made by the Department of Immigration to entice immigrants from Great Britain, this film shows an idyllic picture of life in the South Australian...

The earliest 'rockumentary' of John Mayall and his musicians filmed in their homes, dressing rooms, motorways, airports, clubs, concert halls and at...

Roy Hiroshi Matsumoto was an American soldier of World War II. A Nisei, Matsumoto was born in Laguna, California. When he was 8 years old, his...

Indian freedom fighter Gandhiji was killed by Nathuram Godse. But what made Nathuram Godse to take this extreme step?

Taken from the front of a descending car, the track and the way in which the fertile valleys open out on either side, with the huge snow-capped...

1905, featuring Eduard Spelterini, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.