Documentary Short Movies

  • 1946
    Darwin: Doorway to Australia

    Darwin: Doorway to Australia

    Darwin: Doorway to Australia

    01946HD

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

    Darwin: Doorway to Australia
  • 2021
    Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair

    Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair

    Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair

    92021HD

    Murray Sinclair's acceptance speech for an award in honor of his role as chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, intercut with...

    Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair
  • 1994
    What Do You Call an Indian Woman Who's Funny?

    What Do You Call an Indian Woman Who's Funny?

    What Do You Call an Indian Woman Who's Funny?

    91994HD

    What do you call an Indian woman who's funny in 20th Century Britain? A British performer? A Black comedienne? An enigma? This humorous and comedic...

    What Do You Call an Indian Woman Who's Funny?
  • 1970
    Australian Knightmare

    Australian Knightmare

    Australian Knightmare

    01970HD

    This is the story of one of Australia's most gruesome murders and the first woman in the nation's history to be sentenced to life in prison with no...

    Australian Knightmare
  • 1935
    Honolulu: The Paradise of the Pacific

    Honolulu: The Paradise of the Pacific

    Honolulu: The Paradise of the Pacific

    5.71935HD

    This Traveltalk short visits Hawaii's capital city.

    Honolulu: The Paradise of the Pacific
  • 2023
    Colored Birds

    Colored Birds

    Colored Birds

    02023HD

    Dad goes birdwatching. His son then decides to follow and film him.

    Colored Birds
  • 2011
    180

    180

    180

    4.32011HD

    The film begins by showing images of the Holocaust, and stating that Adolf Hitler sanctioned the killing of 11 million people. This is followed by...

    180
  • 1921
    Chamonix, France; or, About Mont Blanc

    Chamonix, France; or, About Mont Blanc

    Chamonix, France; or, About Mont Blanc

    01921HD

    Released in May of 1921, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    Chamonix, France; or, About Mont Blanc
  • 2009
    Alice Waters, Edible Schoolyard: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2006

    Alice Waters, Edible Schoolyard: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2006

    Alice Waters, Edible Schoolyard: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2006

    02009HD

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

    Alice Waters, Edible Schoolyard: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2006
  • 1982
    Lettre d'Alain Cavalier

    Lettre d'Alain Cavalier

    Lettre d'Alain Cavalier

    61982HD

    A movie director attemps to film the way he writes a screenplay.

    Lettre d'Alain Cavalier
  • 2026
    Fragments and Rubble

    Fragments and Rubble

    Fragments and Rubble

    02026HD

    A fragmented collection of legends born from the rubble of the catastrophic Friuli Earthquake of May 6, 1976.

    Fragments and Rubble
  • 1964
    Life in Australia: Mount Gambier

    Life in Australia: Mount Gambier

    Life in Australia: Mount Gambier

    01964HD

    Made by the Department of Immigration to entice immigrants from Great Britain, this film shows an idyllic picture of life in the South Australian...

    Life in Australia: Mount Gambier
  • 2017
    I'll Never Forget the Last Time

    I'll Never Forget the Last Time

    I'll Never Forget the Last Time

    02017HD

    A movie that portrays a reflection about sense of being self, to love and to be loved.

    I'll Never Forget the Last Time
  • 1975
    Chris and Bernie

    Chris and Bernie

    Chris and Bernie

    7.51975HD

    The story of two young single mothers who join forces to make a new kind of family unit for themselves and their children.

    Chris and Bernie
  • 2023
    The Metal Detector

    The Metal Detector

    The Metal Detector

    02023HD

    Georg is an Austrian retiree whose mother witnessed the crash of an Allied B-17 near their home during World War II. When he takes up metal detecting...

    The Metal Detector
  • 2013
    The Secret of Trees

    The Secret of Trees

    The Secret of Trees

    52013HD

    13-year-old inventor Aidan has discovered that trees use a mathematical formula to gather sunlight in crowded forests. Now he wonders why we don't...

    The Secret of Trees
  • 1903
    Ski Jumping in the Alps

    Ski Jumping in the Alps

    Ski Jumping in the Alps

    01903HD

    This Norwegian sport is much practiced by the Swiss youth as well as the visitors to the winter resorts. Many successful jumps (the unsuccessful...

    Ski Jumping in the Alps
  • 1970
    Tree Begins Life, Indians Still Live Here

    Tree Begins Life, Indians Still Live Here

    Tree Begins Life, Indians Still Live Here

    01970HD

    A display of a fallen red cedar at Olympic National Park headquarters proclaims in 1349 "Indians live here." TREE BEGINS LIFE INDIANS STILL LIVE HERE...

    Tree Begins Life, Indians Still Live Here
  • 1972
    Good and Ugly

    Good and Ugly

    Good and Ugly

    01972HD

    The film raises the problem of moral development of a child. It explores how the social environment shapes children's moral feelings.

    Good and Ugly
  • 2025
    Hide and Seek

    Hide and Seek

    Hide and Seek

    02025HD

    This documentary follows two long-lost Ukrainian friends, Arsalan and Nastya, as they reconnect in Germany after russia's full-scale invasion against...

    Hide and Seek