Documentary Short Movies

A first-person account of a kid named Sidney in a town that helped him become who he is today: Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia.

This very short documentary film depicts the spring and fall migratory visits of snow geese to Cap Tourmente, Québec.

This short documentary tells the story the once-thriving town of Okak, an Inuit settlement on the northern Labrador coast. Moravian missionaries...

Travelogue released on November 13th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Going into my interview with Laurel Greenfield, I thought the majority of our conversation would be about her inspiration for painting food and why...

Kandersteg, the highest mountain village on the Gemmi route is a delightful spot and the center of fine excursions in the mountain regions of the...

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

The life of the inhabitants of a shelter near Moscow for people in a crisis situation: women with young children, the homeless, victims of abuse.

In the heart of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, there's a grocery store unlike any other. A down-to-earth, high-energy, family-run institution where the...

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

Brian Bolland’s artwork is instantly recognizable to comic book enthusiasts all over the world. Known for his amazing cover art, it was a rare...

Released on the sixth of March, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Travelogue released on the 28th of May, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Travelogue released on the 15th of January, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

A documentary focusing on Polish 60-year-old Henryk Kowalczyk who is deaf-blind and being taught sculpture. Working with clay and other materials is...

A film crew travels to the island of Islay off the west coast of Scotland to investigate the curious tale of the discovery on the island of a dead...

In the remote Russian Arctic, an aging scientist and his son are trying to recreate the Ice Age. They call their experiment Pleistocene Park –...

Captured during the events of Euromaidan revolution in Kyiv, Ukraine, an expressive argument looks like something out of the movie by Sergio Leone....

In 2002, Sophie Constantinou interviewed Ron Padgett, Connie Lewellyn and Kenward Elmslie and recorded their recollections of Joe Brainard’s...