Sinister Harvest (1930)
• May 26th, 1930 • 0h 9min
Documentary
Overview
Early "shockumentary", apparently shot in Egypt, which documents the habits of opium addicts. The interiors of drug dens are shown, and at the conclusion the film an addict is shown collapsing on a sand dune; the booming voice of the narrator informs us that the addict has perished. Footage used is from the silent film Dope Fiends.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Land Without Bread
Released on: 1933-12-01
Documentary
An exploration —manipulated and staged— of life in Las Hurdes, in the province of Cáceres, in Extrem...
Cosmetic Criminals
Released on: 2024-01-07
Mystery, Comedy, Crime, Documentary
A short mockumentary detailing the rise of intergenerational cosmetic theft through the eyes of an a...
Small trades in Paris
Released on: 1932-01-01
Documentary
Grinders, rag-men, China menders, mattress carders are among those small trades of yesteryear that h...
i ran from it and was still in it
Released on: 2021-01-28
Documentary
I ran from it and was still in it poetically interweaves personal family memories with original and ...
Cashed Out Casino
Released on: 2017-08-12
Documentary
Watch the drama unfold when the city of Las Vegas blows up the town's impromptu movie set.
Little Belgium
Released on: 1942-01-01
Documentary
A profile of the more than 2,000 Belgian refugees in the fishing port of Brixham.
Mr. Gardenia Jones
Released on: 1942-05-29
Documentary
Documentary short film depicting the work of the United Service Organizations (USO) in providing rec...
The World According to Koreeda Hirokazu
Released on: 2013-02-18
Documentary
The cinema of Koreeda Hirokazu is defined by moments of everyday life. Whatever potential there is f...
Growing Girls
Released on: 1949-11-15
Documentary
After several farmyard analogies featuring chicks and calves, the well-spoken narrator and director ...
Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory
Released on: 1895-03-22
Documentary
Working men and women leave through the main gate of the Lumière factory in Lyon, France. Filmed on ...
Peel
Released on: 2020-08-09
Animation, Documentary
In a hidden place, the daily routine of a retirement home unfolds as time seems to stand still. The ...
Digital Funeral: Beta Version
Released on: 2020-08-09
Documentary
One of my dreams is to organize my own funeral.
The Song of the Years to Come
Released on: 2024-04-08
Documentary, Family, History
On the island of La Gomera, children imagine stories while they examine archeological remains. An et...
Open Water
Released on: 2023-12-01
Documentary
Nikki is no professional athlete. Still, she swims the English channel to raise money for a good cau...
Threshold
Released on: 1972-01-01
Documentary
Le Grice no longer simply uses the printer as a reflexive mechanism, but utilises the possibilities ...
The Conclave and Election of Pope Pius XII
Released on: 1939-12-31
Documentary
A short documentary covering the conclave and election of Pope Pius XII.
The Pleasure in Pain
Released on: 2022-12-15
Documentary
A short film that follows key figures of the London kink scene on an exploration into BDSM and the n...
Locked In
Released on: 2018-08-03
Documentary
As a young girl Victoria Arlen truly had the world ahead of her. But at the age of 11, she began to ...
The Other Side
Released on:
Documentary
When 18 children – nine from Palestine and nine from Israel – come together to form a kids soccer te...