Short Documentary Movies

  • 1918
    Lovely Lucerne

    Lovely Lucerne

    Lovely Lucerne

    01918HD

    1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    Lovely Lucerne
  • 1935
    White Marathon

    White Marathon

    White Marathon

    101935HD

    Documentary on one of the first editions of the Trofeo Mezzalama, the highest ski mountaineering race in Europe, at more than 4,200 meters above sea...

    White Marathon
  • 1947
    Flammes De Pierres

    Flammes De Pierres

    Flammes De Pierres

    101947HD

    "Flammes de Pierre" is the first documentary made by Gaston Rébuffat himself in 1947. It depicts Rébuffat in full ascent of the Flammes...

    Flammes De Pierres
  • 1938
    Three on a Rope

    Three on a Rope

    Three on a Rope

    7.51938HD

    This short looks at the sport of rock climbing. A team of three men ascend a rock wall on Southern California's Tahquitz Rock (also known as Lily...

    Three on a Rope
  • 1944
    Autour d'un film de montagne

    Autour d'un film de montagne

    Autour d'un film de montagne

    101944HD

    Making of the cinematographic shooting of "Premier de cordée" directed by Louis Daquin in the Mont-Blanc massif. In 1943. Alain Pol films the...

    Autour d'un film de montagne
  • 1924
    Monkey Land

    Monkey Land

    Monkey Land

    01924HD

    A travelogue set in the jungles of Borneo.

    Monkey Land
  • 1924
    Pelican Island

    Pelican Island

    Pelican Island

    01924HD

    1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    Pelican Island
  • 1942
    Le trone des dieux survolé

    Le trone des dieux survolé

    Le trone des dieux survolé

    01942HD

    Short version of the film 'Eingeschneit in Lager IV', released for the home market. The film shows images of the 1938 German expedition to Nanga...

    Le trone des dieux survolé
  • 1921
    Wildest Wales

    Wildest Wales

    Wildest Wales

    01921HD

    Released in January of 1921. Produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    Wildest Wales
  • 1934
    The Aiguille Verte

    The Aiguille Verte

    The Aiguille Verte

    01934HD

    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,...

    The Aiguille Verte
  • 1924
    Mont Blanc

    Mont Blanc

    Mont Blanc

    01924HD

    1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    Mont Blanc
  • 1946
    Unusual Occupations L-5-4

    Unusual Occupations L-5-4

    Unusual Occupations L-5-4

    01946HD

    An orange grower has a private observatory for comet hunting; Canadian mountaineer trains children; one man makes cactus furniture, another agate...

    Unusual Occupations L-5-4
  • 1924
    A Wedding Feast Among the Borneo Dayaks

    A Wedding Feast Among the Borneo Dayaks

    A Wedding Feast Among the Borneo Dayaks

    01924HD

    1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    A Wedding Feast Among the Borneo Dayaks
  • 2026
    Tails of the Himalayas...of Dogs & Devotees

    Tails of the Himalayas...of Dogs & Devotees

    Tails of the Himalayas...of Dogs & Devotees

    02026HD

    In a country where over 60 million street dogs roam, often ignored, abused, and abandoned, hope emerges in Dharamshala, a small town nestled among...

    Tails of the Himalayas...of Dogs & Devotees
  • 1921
    Mediterranean Scenes

    Mediterranean Scenes

    Mediterranean Scenes

    01921HD

    Released in March of 1921. Produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    Mediterranean Scenes
  • 2026
    Habitus

    Habitus

    Habitus

    02026HD

    Through an intimate memory shaped by ritual and inherited belief, Aavasam traces the quiet transformation of everyday customs and spaces as fluid...

    Habitus
  • 1904
    Piraeus and Athens (Greece), Athens and the Acropolis

    Piraeus and Athens (Greece), Athens and the Acropolis

    Piraeus and Athens (Greece), Athens and the Acropolis

    01904HD

    1. Panoramic View from the Acropolis. A fine view of modern Athens. 2. Mar's Hill. Probable site of St. Paul preaching to the Athenians. 3. A View of...

    Piraeus and Athens (Greece), Athens and the Acropolis
  • 1941
    Champions on the Snow

    Champions on the Snow

    Champions on the Snow

    01941HD

    A documentary illustrating the mountain sports activities of the university students of the GUF (Gruppi universitari fascisti) in Val Gardena,...

    Champions on the Snow
  • 1902
    Tobogganing and Snowballing at Grindelwald

    Tobogganing and Snowballing at Grindelwald

    Tobogganing and Snowballing at Grindelwald

    01902HD

    1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

    Tobogganing and Snowballing at Grindelwald
  • 1919
    The Doughnut That Did It

    The Doughnut That Did It

    The Doughnut That Did It

    01919HD

    Released on the 21st of September, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

    The Doughnut That Did It