Short Documentary Movies

  • 1942
    The Ascent of Nanga Parbat

    The Ascent of Nanga Parbat

    The Ascent of Nanga Parbat

    01942HD

    Short version of the film 'Kampf um den Himalaja', released for the home market. The film shows images of the 1937 German expedition to Nanga Parbat,...

    The Ascent of Nanga Parbat
  • 1942
    Snowed-In at Camp IV

    Snowed-In at Camp IV

    Snowed-In at Camp IV

    01942HD

    Record of the 1938 German expedition to Nanga Parbat. In June 1938, the vanguard of the German expedition to the Himalayas, after many laborious...

    Snowed-In at Camp IV
  • 1937
    Snow Flight

    Snow Flight

    Snow Flight

    01937HD

    The film was produced by Jerome Hill as 'a document of skiing according to the principles of Hannes Schneider.' It features Otto Lang, director of...

    Snow Flight
  • 1914
    The Lambs' All-Star Gambol

    The Lambs' All-Star Gambol

    The Lambs' All-Star Gambol

    01914HD

    Released in June of 1914.

    The Lambs' All-Star Gambol
  • 1970
    Hurt

    Hurt

    Hurt

    01970HD

    On the mist-drenched frontier of ancient Dartmoor, a single father battles his chronic depression by training for his first MMA fight—desperate...

    Hurt
  • 2026
    Finding Faith

    Finding Faith

    Finding Faith

    02026HD

    A short film contextualising the cultural significance of George Michael's Faith Tour via unheard interview voice-over, unseen images by Herb Ritts,...

    Finding Faith
  • 1938
    Ski Flight

    Ski Flight

    Ski Flight

    01938HD

    Shortened version of the film 'Snow flight' distributed by Warner Bros. The film was produced by Jerome Hill as 'a document of skiing according to...

    Ski Flight
  • 1943
    Alpine Refuges

    Alpine Refuges

    Alpine Refuges

    01943HD

    Documentary on alpine refuges and the life of mountaineers. The film begins with images recreating vintage mountain climbers that end up spending a...

    Alpine Refuges
  • 2026
    Sending Spree

    Sending Spree

    Sending Spree

    02026HD

    Michaela Kiersch goes on a global sending spree, becoming the first woman ever to climb both V15 boulders and 5.15 routes.

    Sending Spree
  • 1946
    The Call Of The Peaks

    The Call Of The Peaks

    The Call Of The Peaks

    101946HD

    L'Appel Des Cimes, directed by Alain Pol, is a documentary commissioned by the CAF and the various French ministries on the practice of post-war...

    The Call Of The Peaks
  • 1935
    Deutsche Eisenbahner im Kampf um den Nanga Parbat

    Deutsche Eisenbahner im Kampf um den Nanga Parbat

    Deutsche Eisenbahner im Kampf um den Nanga Parbat

    01935HD

    Short version of 'Nanga Parbat' (1936), the record of the 1934 German expedition to Nanga Parbat, led by Willy Merkl and with the full backing of the...

    Deutsche Eisenbahner im Kampf um den Nanga Parbat
  • 2024
    Vibrant Aviary

    Vibrant Aviary

    Vibrant Aviary

    02024HD

    A short travelling documentary exploring Ibarbo Park, a family recreation and educational destination in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Home to nearly a...

    Vibrant Aviary
  • 1937
    Karakoram

    Karakoram

    Karakoram

    9.51937HD

    Account of the first French expedition to the Himalayas, which attempted to climb the hidden peak (Gasherbrum I) in 1936, from the preparations for...

    Karakoram
  • 1935
    High Hazard

    High Hazard

    High Hazard

    01935HD

    Britain's first complete rock climbing film, by Stanley Watson. A film about climbing in the Lakes. Norah Johnstone, a teacher at Keswick Grammar...

    High Hazard
  • 1918
    Lovely Lucerne

    Lovely Lucerne

    Lovely Lucerne

    01918HD

    1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    Lovely Lucerne
  • 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
  • 1941
    Battle for the Mountain

    Battle for the Mountain

    Battle for the Mountain

    01941HD

    Sound and shortened version of 'Im Kampf mit dem Berge', Arnold Fanck's second major mountaineering film, from 1921. The film follows two mountain...

    Battle for the Mountain
  • 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
  • 1920
    Snowbound

    Snowbound

    Snowbound

    01920HD

    Released on April 11, 1920. Directed & produced by Burton Holmes.

    Snowbound