Documentary Short Movies

  • 1933
    Happy Altitudes in New Zealand's Southern Alps

    Happy Altitudes in New Zealand's Southern Alps

    Happy Altitudes in New Zealand's Southern Alps

    01933HD

    Along New Zealand’s South Islands runs the mighty chain of the Southern Alps, where large and beautiful glaciers and Ice-falls abound among the...

    Happy Altitudes in New Zealand's Southern Alps
  • 1903
    Tourists Leaving the Hotel

    Tourists Leaving the Hotel

    Tourists Leaving the Hotel

    01903HD

    1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

    Tourists Leaving the Hotel
  • 2018
    Spinning Away

    Spinning Away

    Spinning Away

    02018HD

    Vans skate proudly presents Spinning Away, the follow up to our 2016 skateboard video No Other Way. Directed by Ryan Lovell and showcasing exclusive...

    Spinning Away
  • 2023
    Slow Steady Threads

    Slow Steady Threads

    Slow Steady Threads

    02023HD

    A short documentary about local and sustainable fashion in Denmark.

    Slow Steady Threads
  • 2025
    State of The Scene- Alt-Rock in Teesside

    State of The Scene- Alt-Rock in Teesside

    State of The Scene- Alt-Rock in Teesside

    02025HD

    A documentary exploring student and young people involvement in the local alternative music scene of Teesside, an industrial area in the North-East...

    State of The Scene- Alt-Rock in Teesside
  • 1902
    Tobogganing and Snowballing at Grindelwald

    Tobogganing and Snowballing at Grindelwald

    Tobogganing and Snowballing at Grindelwald

    01902HD

    1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

    Tobogganing and Snowballing at Grindelwald
  • 2025
    L'usine rouge

    L'usine rouge

    L'usine rouge

    02025HD

    L'usine rouge
  • 2013
    Me and the Wannabe Indians

    Me and the Wannabe Indians

    Me and the Wannabe Indians

    02013HD

    A documentary about Freia who lives with her mother in a hippie collective. She has thoughts on everything from the things her parents are doing to...

    Me and the Wannabe Indians
  • 1901
    Eagleswing Panorama of the Mer de Glace

    Eagleswing Panorama of the Mer de Glace

    Eagleswing Panorama of the Mer de Glace

    01901HD

    1901 film of the Mer de Glace, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

    Eagleswing Panorama of the Mer de Glace
  • 2021
    The Beauty President

    The Beauty President

    The Beauty President

    62021HD

    In 1992, at the height of the AIDS pandemic, activist Terence Alan Smith made a historic bid for president of the United States as his drag queen...

    The Beauty President
  • 2024
    God-and-a-Half

    God-and-a-Half

    God-and-a-Half

    02024HD

    A man wanders around an abandoned hospital. Years after their last encounter, someone whose life he saved seeks him out in his old office, so that...

    God-and-a-Half
  • 2014
    The Figures Carved into the Knife By the Sap of the Banana Trees

    The Figures Carved into the Knife By the Sap of the Banana Trees

    The Figures Carved into the Knife By the Sap of the Banana Trees

    102014HD

    The rapid turning of a light draws a circle. In the space bound by its line unravels an archive of postcards sent between the island of Madeira and...

    The Figures Carved into the Knife By the Sap of the Banana Trees
  • 1901
    Castle of Chillon on Lake of Geneva

    Castle of Chillon on Lake of Geneva

    Castle of Chillon on Lake of Geneva

    01901HD

    Released in 1901

    Castle of Chillon on Lake of Geneva
  • 2023
    Brighton: A Bird's Eye View

    Brighton: A Bird's Eye View

    Brighton: A Bird's Eye View

    102023HD

    Bird's are often considered 'rats of the sky'. That's just not true. A short documentary on the Birds of Brighton.

    Brighton: A Bird's Eye View
  • 2023
    We Live Here: The Midwest

    We Live Here: The Midwest

    We Live Here: The Midwest

    32023HD

    Explore timely, personal stories of LGBTQI+ families who strive to build lives in their communities despite biased legislation and mounting prejudice.

    We Live Here: The Midwest
  • 2020
    One Man Makes the Difference

    One Man Makes the Difference

    One Man Makes the Difference

    02020HD

    Vladan Vasev aka VaXz, is a lover of basketball and all kinds of team sports from Bosilegrad, who completely single-handedly restored faith in the...

    One Man Makes the Difference
  • 2024
    Zero Hunger: In a World of Plenty

    Zero Hunger: In a World of Plenty

    Zero Hunger: In a World of Plenty

    02024HD

    Distressing accounts and images of historical warfare and the ongoing issues of a population suffering from hunger fill this short documentary about...

    Zero Hunger: In a World of Plenty
  • 1901
    Arrival of Tourists at Pilatus

    Arrival of Tourists at Pilatus

    Arrival of Tourists at Pilatus

    01901HD

    Released in 1901

    Arrival of Tourists at Pilatus
  • 1977
    Dormouse

    Dormouse

    Dormouse

    01977HD

    A short wildlife documentary about dormouse.

    Dormouse
  • 1970
    Mary Lou Breslin: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2009

    Mary Lou Breslin: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2009

    Mary Lou Breslin: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2009

    01970HD

    Mary Lou Breslin, co-founder of the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2009 Community Leadership...

    Mary Lou Breslin: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2009