Documentary Short Movies

  • 1916
    Visiting the Sultan of Sulu

    Visiting the Sultan of Sulu

    Visiting the Sultan of Sulu

    01916HD

    Travelogue released on the 5th of June, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

    Visiting the Sultan of Sulu
  • 1918
    Down the Yukon

    Down the Yukon

    Down the Yukon

    01918HD

    Released on April 1st, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.

    Down the Yukon
  • 2018
    Daughters of the Polo God

    Daughters of the Polo God

    Daughters of the Polo God

    02018HD

    Set in Manipur, India, this is a unique story of girls and horses empowering each other. It is a story about saving an endangered breed of pony and...

    Daughters of the Polo God
  • 2026
    Last Night in Town: The Birmingham Squadron's Goodbye

    Last Night in Town: The Birmingham Squadron's Goodbye

    Last Night in Town: The Birmingham Squadron's Goodbye

    102026HD

    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...

    Last Night in Town: The Birmingham Squadron's Goodbye
  • 1918
    Over the White Pass

    Over the White Pass

    Over the White Pass

    01918HD

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

    Over the White Pass
  • 2025
    Mayor of Lowell

    Mayor of Lowell

    Mayor of Lowell

    02025HD

    This short documentary chronicles the culture and arts of Cambodian Americans and the Lowell, MA community through the eyes of Sokhary Chau, the...

    Mayor of Lowell
  • 1970
    Dr Washington Burns: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2010

    Dr Washington Burns: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2010

    Dr Washington Burns: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2010

    01970HD

    Dr. Washington Burns is the executive director of the Prescott-Joseph Center for Community Enhancement, for working tirelessly to meet the needs and...

    Dr Washington Burns: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2010
  • 2026
    Still Running

    Still Running

    Still Running

    02026HD

    Two Serbian cinematography students set out to follow the longest relay in history, through protests, blockades, and a line of memories, tracing back...

    Still Running
  • 2019
    Exiled

    Exiled

    Exiled

    62019HD

    She accused the leader of the Sandinista revolution of sexual abuse. Now he is president of Nicaragua and she lives in exile.

    Exiled
  • 1955
    Shelter

    Shelter

    Shelter

    01955HD

    The film describes the life of the last Macedonian nomadic ethnic group, so called Karakachani. In 18th century, their ancestors, ants of the...

    Shelter
  • 2013
    Pusharatas: A Biloxi-Croatian Tradition

    Pusharatas: A Biloxi-Croatian Tradition

    Pusharatas: A Biloxi-Croatian Tradition

    02013HD

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

    Pusharatas: A Biloxi-Croatian Tradition
  • 1903
    Panorama of Muerren Range of Alps

    Panorama of Muerren Range of Alps

    Panorama of Muerren Range of Alps

    01903HD

    A film being photographed from the front of the engine. A grand view of the snow-clad peaks of this fine range of mountains is depicted from an...

    Panorama of Muerren Range of Alps
  • 1978
    Hinterland Who's Who: Black Bear

    Hinterland Who's Who: Black Bear

    Hinterland Who's Who: Black Bear

    01978HD

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

    Hinterland Who's Who: Black Bear
  • 1902
    Climbing the Final Arete

    Climbing the Final Arete

    Climbing the Final Arete

    01902HD

    1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

    Climbing the Final Arete
  • 1970
    E4FC - 2013 San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards

    E4FC - 2013 San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards

    E4FC - 2013 San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards

    01970HD

    The San Francisco Foundation presents 2013 Community Leadership Awardee, Educators for Fair Consideration (E4FC), with The San Francisco Foundation...

    E4FC - 2013 San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards
  • 1909
    Scenes in Hamburg

    Scenes in Hamburg

    Scenes in Hamburg

    01909HD

    1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

    Scenes in Hamburg
  • 1901
    Railroading Above the Clouds

    Railroading Above the Clouds

    Railroading Above the Clouds

    01901HD

    Released in 1901

    Railroading Above the Clouds
  • 1902
    Reindeer Camp in Lapland

    Reindeer Camp in Lapland

    Reindeer Camp in Lapland

    01902HD

    1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

    Reindeer Camp in Lapland
  • 2017
    There Goes the Neighborhood

    There Goes the Neighborhood

    There Goes the Neighborhood

    02017HD

    An extended Black family living in View Park-Windsor Hills, California experience changes due to gentrification and reflect on their shifting...

    There Goes the Neighborhood
  • 1901
    Panorama of Gorge on Pilatus

    Panorama of Gorge on Pilatus

    Panorama of Gorge on Pilatus

    01901HD

    1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

    Panorama of Gorge on Pilatus