Documentary Short Movies

An official training film from the War department. In April 1942, a detail of five enlisted men and two officers, Capt. Paul Lafferty and Lt. John...

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

A dedicated dance teacher continues inspiring his current and former students even after the arts high school in Gary, Indiana where he's taught for...

Released on the 10th of December, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

The great glacier of the Selkirks in the Canadian Switzerland is equivalent to thirty Switzerlands of the Overseas. In this picture you are...

Danube upstream from Vienna, with its images of monasteries and castles. It's hard for an American to realize the age of civilization in Europe. This...

Filmmaker Peter Hegedus embarks on the challenging journey to make Sorella's Story, an immersive 360° film set on the beaches of Latvia in...

A study of nocturnal butterflies and their mating habits.

In this Paramount-Burton Holmes Travelogue are seen the beautiful and the unusual things that are to be found in the Bahama Islands. The points of...

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...

A mountain guide and a young woman make an ascent to Mount Sebastopol in New Zealand's Southern Alps. The couple leave from Mount Cook's Hermitage...

Opening with sledge loads of holiday makers leaving the hotel shown afterwards careering along the roadway through beautiful winter landscape....

The first tour of rising artist Olivia Yells, held in 2025, passed through the Brazilian states of Paraná, Santa Catarina, and São...

Mohammed Alsaleh, a young Syrian refugee, is rebuilding his life after being granted asylum in Canada. In Vancouver, he counsels and helps resettle...

The first half of this Traveltalk entry is spent in the town of Bath, where we learn about the long history and architecture of the area. We then go...

Vans skate proudly presents Spinning Away, the follow up to our 2016 skateboard video No Other Way. Directed by Ryan Lovell and showcasing exclusive...

A documentary on the making of Curtains

Historic look at the Columbia River and its development. This film contains rare footage of Grand Coulee Dam construction, Indian fishing at Celilo...

A mountaineering tour on the Franz Josef Glacier, on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. After leaving the Fox Glacier Hotel, two...

In August 2024, British-Bangladeshi actor and filmmaker Islah Abdur-Rahman was working on a short film, when riots stemming from the Southport...