Documentary Short Movies

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on September 14th, 1919.

The film is a fragmented representation of an artist's experience at an art gallery where Wolfgang Lehmann, as a part of his masterclass, shows 2 of...

About the black community in Ladbroke Grove and Notting Hill which grew up in the 1950s. “No Irish, no coloured, no dogs" read the rooms-to-let...

Several children spend a day in the forest and learn from Smokey Bear the five rules to fire safety.

In November 2001, Chechen schoolchildren came to Moscow for a vacation. For them, this is the first peaceful city in their life. A war without a...

The sites and sounds at the 800-year-old Horenji Temple in Kyoto — electro music, English, takoyaki, a kaleidoscopic elephant — would...

Interlaken, as its name implies, is dependent to a large extent on the two beautiful lakes for much of its popularity. An interesting short panorama...

Sound version of the silent picture 'Climbing Mount Tupper.' William J. Oliver filmed the ascent of Mount Tupper in the Glacier National Park by the...

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

This film demystifies the complex but fascinating world of the investment business. We are given a privileged view of one of Canada's largest...

Released in 1901

Tourists leaving the Bear Hotel, Kandersteg, to cross the Gemmi. Many ladies of the party are seen mounting the hardy ponies at the hotel front, and,...

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

1906, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Released on October 20th, 1918. Directed & produced by Burton Holmes.

The San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards presents Bishop Yvette A. Flunder, founder and director of Ark of Refuge, with the Robert C....

Poles forcibly displaced from the eastern lands after 1945 tell about their experiences, recall that difficult period when they had to leave their...

1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Released on March 25, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.