Documentary Short Movies

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...

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

1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

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

An oral history of the creation, performance, and legacy of the locally beloved guise beast Old Ned, and his role in the revived tradition of May...

A researcher finds a phone video showing hundreds of ISIS captives running through a desert. She is puzzled that the video is posted on YouTube by...

A travelogue set in the jungles of Borneo.

Cameraman Claude Gabriëls, well known for his work with Henri Storck and Paul Meyer, has made this beautiful evocation of a snowy day in...

A look into the world of sustainable fashion with Emma Gorton-Elicott the owner of Fruit Salad, a Bristol based independent sustainable & slow...

An electric doorbell, a cylindrical lock on the entrance door, and a peephole. A single-phase socket. A faience toilet bowl, a cistern, and a toilet...

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

The Life of the Rabbit is a short but charming informational piece on the habits, traits and lifecycle of the humble rabbit. The film follows both...

A conversation with an author.

A remote and wild island on the west coast of Scotland is home to a small group of people that live in deep connection with the land, the sea and the...

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

The daughters of Title IX discover that pervasive gender-based stereotypes and discrimination persist within the high stakes professional world of...

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...

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

This Ukrainian-Jewish teenager immigrated to San Francisco as a young child. Now on the brink of adulthood, she interviews her grandparents about...