Documentary Short Movies

1978
Genesis: Four Billion Years in the Making
Genesis: Four Billion Years in the Making
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The Great Valley in Africa - a crack of more than 6,500 kilometers in the earth's crust - is the result of the continental fracture that began about...
1981
A Camel
A Camel
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The short film Jamal (1981) by Ibrahim Shaddad is a report from the life of a camel, most of which plays out in a dreary, small room – a sesame...
1998
The Redneck Vampire
The Redneck Vampire
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The story of Michael Ray VanMeter, the self proclaimed vampire of Ft. Leeds, Alabama
1929
With Greta Garbo on the Swedish American Line's Ship
With Greta Garbo on the Swedish American Line's Ship
01929HD
The world's most famous Swede in 1929 is undoubtedly Greta Garbo. Here the photographer has taken her on a boat departing Gothenburg as she returns...
1898
Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Emerging from the Boathouse
Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Emerging from the Boathouse
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"The Worthing Station is some distance from the shore, and whenever there is a wreck the life-boat is dragged to the scene on a huge truck drawn by...
2015
The Xi Factor
The Xi Factor
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Ahead of the state visit to Britain by Chinese Premier Xi Jinping, the BBC's China Editor Carrie Gracie retraces his remarkable career from living in...
1917
Ottawa and Toronto
Ottawa and Toronto
01917HD
Travelogue released on the 22nd of January, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.
1918
Fire Walkers of Bega
Fire Walkers of Bega
01918HD
Travelogue released on October 27th, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.
1901
Panorama of Wengen Alps Railway
Panorama of Wengen Alps Railway
01901HD
Released in 1901
2019
Fire On The Mountain
Fire On The Mountain
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From the mind of Chris Benchetler comes TGR's latest short film collaboration. Improvisation is the silver thread that weaves this crew together....
1901
Railroading Above the Clouds
Railroading Above the Clouds
01901HD
Released in 1901
2022
A Friend is A Blessing
A Friend is A Blessing
02022HD
At a mobile home park in small-town Northern California, five best friend retirees navigate their golden years with grace, humor, and wisdom, and...
2016
Play the Devil: Making Richard III
Play the Devil: Making Richard III
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Sir Ian McKellen and Richard Loncraine talking about making the film.
2024
Regulars
Regulars
02024HD
Regulars invites you into the eclectic, unique and personal stories of the characters who frequent the local pub, whilst exploring how a place can...
1970
Delbert’s Metamorphosis
Delbert’s Metamorphosis
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In 1997, filmmaker Nic McLean shot his first documentary with Outer Banks icon Delbert Melton who was in the middle of a domestic dispute with the...
1916
Old and New Manila
Old and New Manila
01916HD
Released on the third of April, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.
1901
Castle and Chateau on Lake of Thun
Castle and Chateau on Lake of Thun
01901HD
Released in 1901
1901
Lunch on the Mountain
Lunch on the Mountain
01901HD
1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
1953
Dr Ward - Bhutan Film
Dr Ward - Bhutan Film
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The film opens with general views and shows building works and Sherpas loading up. Scenes of threshing and a campsite, with Sherpas and huts. A...
1949
Crocodile Hunters
Crocodile Hunters
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In the estuaries and lagoons of the Northern Territory, freshwater and saltwater crocodile are hunted for their hides by both Indigenous and...