Documentary Short Movies

An in-depth documentary on the behind-the-scenes of the 1990 Canuck cult classic The Final Sacrifice.

Released in 1901

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

The world-famed Simmenthal cattle, bred by Herr Rebmann, are seen leaving the valley for the summer pastures on the Grimmalp. The herds are...

Released on August 21st, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

The film is a continuous, "real time" tracking shot of a stream bed. The length of the track was ten yards. The camera was suspended in a motorized...

Released in 1901

The first (native) First Nations girl to come forward as HIV-positive in the early 90's. The film chronicles her travels across Canada delivering...

A short documentary about how "Fulton" the Ukrainian Football Club came together.

Brothers Axel Emil (13), Eivind (10), and Eirik (8) are obsessed with wildlife and birds. They are out in the forest almost every day taking pictures...

This short documentary focuses on a man-made island that became the first federal sanctuary for wildlife in Canada. Situated an hour east of...

A pretty feature of life at the Handeck Inn on the renowned Grimsel route.

Seven months after the death of Washington State quarterback Tyler Hilinski, his parents cope with their grief and memories.

The clash of gray communist reality with the American dream. The nostalgic story of the welder Staś, who left Poland in the 1970s to work in the...

Travelogue released on the 5th of March, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

A program on the relationship between the filmmaking couple Larisa Sheptiko and Elim Klimov.

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Travelogue released on October 27th, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Swiss lace is world famed, and much of the best of it is produced by the busy hands of the inhabitants of this pretty Swiss village.

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