Documentary Short Movies

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

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Tractor Harvesters at work in the San Joaquin Valley. A visit to Hopi House at the Grand Canyon.

Silent Impulses is a documentary portrait of a young woman who openly deals with taboo sexual deviations. The film reveals her inner world, the way...

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...

Daulatdia is an entire village in Bangladesh dedicated to prostitution. Every day, 1,600 trafficked, enslaved and abandoned women and girls sell...

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Released in 1901

Feeling Asian American explores the emotional journeys of five individuals, who navigated their way through their own racial reckonings in the face...

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Mark does a shaky weekend in Dallas after 80+ days. He's used to going up 3 times a night and on the road every weekend then Covid hit and forced him...

The film explores the unique NYC-store Tiny Doll House, and follows its owner Leslie Edelman on a summer day at the shop.

The ocean is the origin of creation. We simply wouldn't be here without it. In this poetic short film, we explore our relationship with it, allowing...

1906, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

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...

Edited by famed filmmaker Kathleen Collins, Statues Hardly Ever Smile follows a group of middle school children during a six-week project at the...

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

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Released in 1901