Documentary Short Movies

The Scarlet Macaw, a vibrant symbol of the Mexican rainforest, is disappearing from the ecosystem. Conservation and Recovery of the Scarlet Macaw in...

The first picture of the new Paramount-Burton Holmes Travel pictures recount Mr. Holmes' motor trip of the summer of 1913 through the more...

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

"Wild Cats 3D" is the story of the magnificent lions, cheetahs and leopards of southern Africa. Kevin Richardson, the "Lion Whisperer", leads an...

1906, produced by Charles Urban, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

In 1984 a tiny, anonymous Tipperary village was thrust in to the world's spotlight when US President Ronald Reagan arrived to visit his ancestral...

1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

An Academy Award winning multi-image large-format film showcasing life in Ontario without narration or dialogue but accompanied by the classic song...

1897, directed by Georges Melies.

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

In this film, a group of women and children gather sweet, fresh /ole berries and sha roots. The younger women, led by N!ai, bait a nest of wasps. As...

Released in 1901

Released in 1901.

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Released in February of 1922. Produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Elders Mariane and Athanas Jacob – of the Atikamekw community of Manawan – demonstrate a moose-call horn constructed from bark. The...

A silent ornithology film from Bray Studios

A look at the Lake District and its famous poet.

The film shows a cuckoo caught in the act of laying an egg in the nest of two titlarks. The egg is hatched by the foster-mother, and she and her mate...

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.