Documentary Short Movies

Released on the 23rd of July, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

The film 'Canterbury is One Hundred' was produced by the National Film Unit in 1950 to celebrate the region's centennial. Written and directed by...

The Gender Chip Project is the product of the unique vision of director Helen DeMichiel and an extraordinary collaboration with Media Working Group...

The striking landscapes of rural Sardinia provide the backdrop to this lyrical look at the hardscrabble lives of the region’s shepherds in...

Released on the third of April, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

The forró musical genre from Northeastern Brazil is a male-dominated industry. Some of the few female musicians who managed to fight prejudice...

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

Released in 1901

1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Released in 1901

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

After waiting all day long, an aspiring actor tries to grab the attention of the exhausted and hungry judges during the short audition.

Nikos Theodoridis, a street magazine vendor, faces every day the difficulty of earning the money he needs to survive. In this harsh reality, his...

Travelogue released on the 14th of May, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released in May of 1921, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Short documentary about 50 years of history of Czechoslovakia, with archive images.

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on October 5th, 1919.

From the shores of Lake Huron to the prairie capital of Manitoba is an interesting trip. Scenes shown are motorboating amid the Thirty Thousand...