Documentary Short Movies

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on June 3rd, 1918.

Chris Renfro doesn’t just grow and harvest grapes on a hillside high above San Francisco’s Highway 280 to make delicious local wine. He...

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

Known also as 'The Crystal Ascension', the film chronicles an exploration of Mount Hood and its glaciers by a mountain-climbing party who explore the...

A short film of boats sailing in the New York Harbor

The first half of this Traveltalk entry is spent in the town of Bath, where we learn about the long history and architecture of the area. We then go...

Released on the 16th of May, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

A short documentary exploring the ways LGBT couples show affection, and how small interactions like holding hands in public can carry, not only huge...

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on January 14th, 1918.

Released on the 19th of February, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

A documentary short on the life and work of the late artist John Shearer, one of the greatest American photographers of the 20th century.

Each of the stories celebrates pioneers of a national movement to engage encore workers, adults age 50+, in solving problems, meeting important...

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

Original archival synopsis: The Japanese bombed Darwin many times during World War II because it was strategically important target number one in...

At just 22 years old, Nigerian superstar Ayra Starr has toured the world, bagged a Grammy nomination and captured the hearts of millions. The short...

A Hong Kong Newt once resided in a narrow irrigation channel, believing it would be confined there forever. However, an unexpected flood swept it...

Danube upstream from Vienna, with its images of monasteries and castles. It's hard for an American to realize the age of civilization in Europe. This...

A visit to Nassau in the Bahamas from Andre de la Varre's "The Screen Traveler" series.

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