River Movies

A historical overview of Sisak, the city on three rivers, from the Roman era to the post-WWII industrialization.

Documentary reports on the annual icing of the Oder in the 160-kilometer border area between the GDR and the People's Republic of Poland. Icebreakers...

A reflection on loss and nature’s quiet observance in a small nook of the Ozarks. 

A performative criminal is unable to find a valuable bag; instead, he finds a suspicious man who may be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Travelogue released on November 2nd, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

'Guadalquivir' is a feature length documentary directed by Joaquín Gutiérrez that features a fox, an animal that has adapted, living in...

An analysis of the flow of water from mountain to aqueduct, city to sea. Shot at and around the Eastern Sierra Nevada, Owens Valley, Los Angeles...

An observational documentary, shot on high-contrast black and white 16mm film, about a largely undeveloped river in southeastern North Carolina that...

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

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...

The second release in the series picks up Mr. Holmes' fellow-travelers at the very brink of the Grand Canyon, just as a train has arrived at the El...

'Rooted' is a dream-like experimental short film created by Elke Hounshell and Ash Carroll. This short film explores how nature is a healing practice...

A subtle lyrical story about youth, the search for truth, the first painful experiences of love of young men from Tashkent. Rodin — a kind and...

Travelogue released on the first of January, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

A bridge over River Sava is being built. The opening ceremony is a festive occasion.

When an artist discovers his wife is having an affair with their jungle guide, he lures them into posing for him in a radioactive jungle river.

Follows Martin Strel as he attempts to cover 3,375 miles of the Amazon River in what is being billed as the world's longest swim.

Bridges are an essential link in this great road network that connects the main places of the province. The film illustrates the construction of a...

A hovering camera exploration; The flow of a river becomes background and subject at the same time, movement creating fabric-like patterns of...

Travelogue of a trip that occurred over a two-week period. Includes scenic sequences of mountains and lakes such as: Spokane, Washington, Rockies,...