Bfi Movies

The Scandinavian entry in the BFI's Century of Cinema series of documentaries

This animation takes place in a ravaged London street in the midst of war. Between mounds of rubble and bomb craters stands the house of a lonely old...

Teenagers Sandy and Alan are keen motorcyclists, but while Sandy insists on getting proper training, Alan refuses, even though this makes him twenty t...

In a small village under the shadow of a nuclear power station, a toxic family with a past must face the ghosts that threaten their future.

Poetic tribute to Mrs Turner's vegetable growing prowess, plus the delights of "wartime steaks".

A light hearted slice of life of a suburban Filipino/mixed race family.

A retired Major's efforts to hone his golf skills are thwarted by the diminutive but defiant common daisy.

Discover the unrealised visions and passion projects of revered British filmmaker Michael Powell, in this fascinating documentary featuring Oscar-winn...

Set during rehearsals for a cabaret show, this short film features singer Rosalind Melville.

Examines contradictory male attitudes towards women in 1980's Britain

A dead officer's German wife betrays 'Hampshire's' secret route.

The 24th issue of the long running industry cinemagazine, featuring the articles: 'Holiday Camp', 'Beside the Sea', 'Up River' and 'Pitmen's Derby'.

An anonymous narrator outlines a bizarre journey taken through "H", aided by a series of extraordinary maps, and his previous dealings with the myster...

The story of how newspapers were distributed during the Blitz, stressing the importance of an accurate and objective press on the home front.

A doctor talks about the number of injuries and deaths resulting from automobile accidents.

Femi is a British boy of Nigerian heritage who, after being fostered in rural Lincolnshire, moves to inner-city London to live with his birth mother....

A naïve and "nice" West Indian's descent into postcolonial cynicism is depicted in a twenty minute monologue from writer Farrukh Dhondy.

A puppet, newly released from his strings, explores the sinister room in which he finds himself.

Director Maureen Blackwood harnesses the distinctive style of the Sankofa Film Collective to sketch the Abrew family tree. The achievements of the uni...

Gerrard Winstanley is the leader of a 17th Century religious group that believes the land should be owned communally. His convictions bring him into c...