Documentary Short Movies

Released in 1901

The most picturesque spot of all Canada is, without doubt, Lake Louise. From Banff Mr. Holmes asks you to go with him through a scenic wonderland...

Released in 1901

This very short documentary from the Hinterland Who’s Who series introduces viewers to the wolf.

Travelogue released on the 22nd of January, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

This short documentary looks at the animated art of Lotte Reiniger. We are taken through a demonstration by Lotte herself on the way she cut out,...

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...

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 two very different mathematicians, porridge pulleys and Pi features Fields medalist Vaughan Jones, one of the world's foremost knot...

Released in 1901

In this featurette, ART + COM members join the cast and crew of the show to discuss its factual basis and the development of the court case.

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Travelogue released on the 12th of June, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released in 1901

Elephants are used to pull teak logs through thick jungle to a river.

"Smoke Signals" follows the volunteers at High Point Lookout, one of the last remaining fire lookout towers in California. Alternating between the...

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith