Documentary Short Movies

A picture of life in the South Australian capital of Adelaide in the mid 1960s, social, commercial and recreational.

...From its terrace one gets a magnificent view down the Valley of the Bow River. The natural bathtub at the Hot Springs, the Government pool, free...

Documentary on alpine refuges and the life of mountaineers. The film begins with images recreating vintage mountain climbers that end up spending a...

Featuring the sites and sounds of the Isle of Man in 1958.

A film about Men At Work, their hit single Down Under, and the Kookaburra controversy. The band were sued for copyright infringement and faced the...

A documentary short.

"Duel" describes the clash of two athletes, shot putters David Davis and Alfred Sosgórnik.

Canberra, the National Capital of Australia, is a city which has been planned; a place where modern living is enriched by a lovely setting. But the...

A portrait of the city of Zagreb, as it was in 1943.

Mark Thompson Ashworth discusses the 1966 film "The Third Eye "( or "Il Terzo Occhio"), and its cast and crew, pointing out key figures, including...

With depth, intimacy, and humor, FLOAT! captures filmmaker Azza Cohen's magnetic grandma’s life-affirming journey learning to swim at 82,...

In 1988, Abdul Ahad Momand became Afghanistan's first and only astronaut. From orbit, he called his mother, making Pashto the fourth language spoken...

1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

An encounter at Jardim Zoológico de Lisboa shot in 16mm by JMG+PP.

Also known as Reindeer Time and Inheritance, this 9-minute short by Arne Sucksdorff documents the Sámi people’s autumn migration as they...

Comedic behind-the-scenes film for the production of Mary and Max, originally released as webisodes.

Searching for a connection with her mysterious, austere grandfather, Ora DeKornfeld travels to his childhood home in Hungary, where she is swept up...

A heartwarming exploration of a community art project by photographer Tawfik Elgazzar providing free portraits for locals and passers-by in Sydney,...

The same submarine which successfully captured the world's first moving images of a giant squid in its natural habitat is used for exploring the deep...

This documentary features candid studio conversations with people of diverse backgrounds from the Erika Lust community. They share personal...