Bfi Movies

Rare insight into the health work of Methodist missionaries in rural Shaoyang, Hunan Province, South Central China.

Richly detailed amateur ethnographic film on the agrarian economy and society in rural Punjab.

With their gramophone perched on the back of their launch, the family set off for a day of rest and relaxation on the Broads and Suffolk coast.

Newton Hill: A miners' training centre. Winlaton Sword Dance: Blaydon miners' children sword dancing. 119 Not Out: An old steam engine at work at Ward...

An intimate insight into the servant culture and lifestyle of the Viceroy of India and family, as they visit Simla (Shimla) and Lahore.

A sign of approaching winter - the frost catches the leaves which begin to fall.

Tigers in the Himalayan foothills, filmed by famous hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett.

Scenic route through the Vale of Evesham, Worcester and Great Malvern, with a detour to a lost masterpiece of outsider art.

A young boy away at boarding school struggles when his mother and father split up.

Pedal power saves a dad's day in this colourful cycling safety film set in a sunny 60s South East London.

Animated WWI-era comic highlights from the innovative cartoonist George Studdy, creator of Bonzo the dog.

The revival of clog dancing in Portmadoc and of the craft of clog making.

Some fascinating insight into the making of Barbet Schroeder's cult classic 'More' (1969)

Made possible through a unique UK-wide collaboration of national and regional publicly-funded film archives, Lost Connections draws on a century of ar...

Boys’ canoe trip on the Thames in London.

An audio-driven animated documentary covering a day of life in Yorkshire.

A demonstration by the R. Hornsby engineering company of Grantham of a revolutionary all-terrain vehicle.

Pianists Charlie Kunz and Mark Hambourg tickle the ivories for our entertainment in this jolly musical short.

A few hours in the lives of the pupils at a contemporary Secondary Modern school in Hertfordshire, England.

A personal consideration of the Korean cinema by director Jang Sun-Woo, looking at it’s history of outside influence and censorship.