Documentary Short Movies

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Aim High is a recipient of the San Francisco Community Leadership Awards "for closing the achievement gap through programs that inspire a love of...

Cat rescue volunteer Mirna Kirin goes to the island of Mljet in an effort to castrate local cats. In only seven days, she traps dozens of cats. Her...

The Invisible Subtitler is an independent documentary about the use of subtitles in cinema and the life of subtitlers themselves, focusing on the...

The film describes the activities of a rock-climbing Explorer Unit from Phoenix, Arizona - the Kachinas. First their equipment and techniques are...

Ahead of the state visit to Britain by Chinese Premier Xi Jinping, the BBC's China Editor Carrie Gracie retraces his remarkable career from living in...

In an alpine ascent with two customers, a mountain guide hears a distress call from another roped party. After guiding the couple he accompanies to...

Released on the 10th of December, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

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

Much nerve is required by those who participate in this sport as some of the curves of the course are most acute and dangerous, especially at the...

A group of filmmakers shadow some glamour photographers in order to discover the skill involved in getting 'magic' to appear on the photos.

Travelogue released on the 8th of July, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.

This very short documentary from the Hinterland Who’s Who series provides an introduction to the whooping crane.

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

An exploration of masculinity through a close-knit Brazilian Jiu Jitsu community built on brotherhood and faith.

In China, culture and the arts are very closely linked to people and their lives. The street life in Beijing is a 24-hour live show full of music,...

This inspiring documentary chronicles the extraordinary life of Ruby Duncan, an activist who fights the welfare system and becomes a White House...

Alice Waters, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2006 Community Leadership Awards (The John R. May Award) - for transforming our relationship...

An interviewer spends 5 days following a passionate singer as he prepares his questionable dynamic of a boy band for the biggest performance of their...

Two climbers progress on an alpine glacier and reach the top of a mountain by climbing a long and steep slope of snow and ice. They also have to...