River Movies

Elephants are used to pull teak logs through thick jungle to a river.

Habibur Rahman’s The River of Partition (Ichamati, 2023) documents this riverine environment, the diverse communities that live around it, and...

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

A brief glimpse of Manhattan's skin. Music by Michael Gordon.

Released in February of 1922. Produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Quebec stands 200 feet above the lower town, dominating the entire landscape. Along Duffern Terrace there runs the toboggan slide, which at night is...

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

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

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.

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.

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...

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

Three stories inspired by stories by Juan José Saer. A police officer returns to his hometown to investigate a murder; a teacher complains...

Lars is a 10 year old boy who builds a mini ark and sends it down the river.

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

When you look at a river, what do you see? Remembering Holland by Jan Wouter van Reijen carries the viewer through the basin of the River Waal, past...

This 2015 documentary about the history behind the Sabinal Canyon in Texas. The story starts in the Hill Country where Cap. William Ware was given...

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