Silent Movies

"While The Salvation Army on the Job is listed in film databases without a full plot summary, it is closely associated with the 1919 short comedy A...

Vers les Cimes is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in the Bernese Alps. It was directed by Charles-Georges Duvanel in 1940 and produced...

Peter Hutton's New York trilogy. An act of urban archaeology, a chronicle of indelible impressions of the city.

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on June 15th, 1919.

Klettern im Fels (in English, "Rock Climbing") is a German silent documentary about rock climbing. It was directed by the cameraman Hermann Schadock...

After getting involved in a car accident, a depressed, isolated, and chronically online girl tries to cut back her internet addiction and reconnect...

The first known film directed by Guido Seeber and the oldest surviving German animated film. A white piece of chalk first draws a clock on a screen....

Above the Clouds in Rainier National Park shows a two-day climb from Paradise Inn to the summit of Mt. Rainier. The film was produced by the Kodak...

Andy Warhol directs The Factory regular Louisa "Jackie" Foster for a screen test.

German propaganda film that mocks the expansion of the British colonies in South Africa, Egypt, India and Jamaica. The film is true to a more serious...

The three fat boys make the discovery that they are late for the barber school. There they ply their trade on various interesting customers.

Released on August 17th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on June 22nd, 1919.

Nabil has to deal with his fear of water caused by a trauma he had, which he tries, day after day, to fight.

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...

Events that took place in the capital of the Tajik SSR, the city of Dushanbe in 1929.

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...

Two women find companionship in emptiness.

A lyrical sketch in the style of a silent film, telling the story of an artist carrying a large, long roll of paper across the city.

The woman’s life who owns a pet changes overnight. “That Also Breathes” is a short film that will make you rethink your animal...