Bfi Movies

Watching Sierra Leone Greets the Queen gives one a flavour of the hectic nature of royal tours; in just one week (from the 25th November to the 1st De...

In 1990s Edinburgh, Barbara Thorburn reflects on memories of her poet mother, Greta, and her tragic death.

Musings on life and literature in this student drama made by the Cambridge Film Unit.

When he was a little boy, Dillon's rock musician father and hippie mother died in a traffic accident. Now in his twenties, Dillon wants nothing more t...

The future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty.

A robot messenger is sent to earth to appeal to humans to live in peace. Originally designed to go to MIT, by mistake she ends up in Amman, Jordan dur...

Strangers conversing in a train compartment, revive wartime memories for one passenger.

Two power-line repair men work across rural areas of the UK in peace. When one returns from a family bereavement, the quiet working relationship they...

Even the most devout monarchist may feel uncomfortable watching this film - hindsight makes this a rather poignant experience. Although clearly intend...

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...

Independent Welsh filmmaker Karl Francis uses amateur and professional actors to explore the community impact of the 1975 closure of the Ogilvie Colli...

Take your seat for an Armistice concert by military bands playing a medley of songs commonly sung during WWI.

A freight train travelling between Kirkby and Barnard Castle has become snowbound in the Westmoreland hills. The Motive Power, Operating and Engineeri...

A guide to going metric from the Central Office of Information on behalf of the Metrication Board.

Documentary by Andrew Buchanan illustrating a time when faith lay at the heart of the British Experience.

Hear the Lama band, see the sacred dances: welcome to Sikkim, in the shadow of the Himalayas.

Inspired by the poetry of Edwin Morgan where natural and domestic worlds collide and the hidden animal instincts of humans rise to the surface, this p...

Government information film on how to get maximum wear from a man's suit, narrated by one such suit in the form of an autobiography.

Short directed by Lotte Reiniger.

This documentary reveals the surprising and overlooked history of Pride: its origins, its struggles and its triumphs. Made in creative and editorial...