Documentary Short Movies

Explores the natural history of the otter, depicted through the fictitious account of a day in the life of Otto the Otter and his mother. The...

Released on the 17th of April, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Travelogue released on the 22nd of December, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.

In the estuaries and lagoons of the Northern Territory, freshwater and saltwater crocodile are hunted for their hides by both Indigenous and...

A film shot in the early 1930s and revised in 1952 which covers Moscow, the tribal areas of the Caucasus Mountains, avant-garde and Jewish theatre...

The Nazi death camp at Sobibor was created solely for the mass extermination of Jews. But on October 14, 1943 the inmates fought back, in the biggest...

The film 'Canterbury is One Hundred' was produced by the National Film Unit in 1950 to celebrate the region's centennial. Written and directed by...

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.

Travelogue released on the 22nd of May, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

This documentary looks at the Nazi submarine threat, their fleet known as the "Wolf Pack," and how it almost helped to defeat the Allies in World War...

The ascent of the Aiguille Verte in the Mont Blanc Massif by the ridge of the Moine. Two climbers, the mountain, and the rope. No plot, no tragedy,...

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

A group of children in the Mayan town of San José Oriente spend their days riding motorcycles and playing soccer, but one of them has other...

Dark matter, which makes up 85% of the matter in the Universe, remains one of the greatest mysteries in physics. A team of scientists are using...

A movie that portrays a reflection about sense of being self, to love and to be loved.

A Traveltalk visit to Buenos Aires. At the time, it was the most populous city in South America.

A 1930s geography lesson on dairy farming, around the pasturelands of Wixenford Farm near Plymouth.

A short film exploring the journey of international students in France facing administrative hurdles in a system that seems to keep them in orbit...

Joan Braderman talks about and appears in front of a projected version of the soap opera Dynasty.

Parents talk about their gay and lesbian children, and how they came to accept their lifestyle.