Documentary Short Movies

This is a diary film shot at the same time as my edited sound film, Alaska. The film reflects my awe as I accompanied my sister, Olga, a marine...

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Arizona Sheepdog is a documentary film that was originally released to theaters by Buena Vista Distribution on May 25, 1955 as a double-bill with...

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

A window into the work of cat rescue volunteers in Baltimore, Maryland.

Indian freedom fighter Gandhiji was killed by Nathuram Godse. But what made Nathuram Godse to take this extreme step?

A documentary short.

World-renowned snowboarders Travis Rice and Elias Elhardt team up with legendary director Curt Morgan for a celebration of space and time filmed in...

Released in 1901

This film gives a fine panoramic view of this wonderful railway track through immense gorges and cuttings and snow baulks of from 15 to 20 feet high...

This Traveltalk series short visits Sydney, Australia and its harbour.

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

A film producer, an assassin, and a patriot. These aren’t three characters in this film but three ways of describing Wu Dun, a member of the...

Dating from 1932, this footage is a relic filmed by British explorer Nelson Castle during an expedition to the south of South America.

Cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Ten years have passed since the First Congo War, six since the beginning of the UN mission there. Rape is still being employed as a weapon. In White...

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on February 24th, 1918.