Bfi Movies

A bungling bumpkin fails at a number of jobs in this slapstick comedy - before he finds his true calling.

Join the working men of a northern powerhouse: on the job in Gateshead workshops and at the long wall of a Northumberland pit.

In the 70s, Barsham Faire on August Bank Holiday became a tradition for many to celebrate things 'medieval' and raise funds for local arts events. It...

Tassel-spinning showgirl Tina stars in this rare 60s British burlesque stage show reel.

A short, black comedy set in a world between the living and the dead. After Martin Stevens is killed in a car accident he finds himself in a waiting r...

The story of Jimmy, who conscientiously takes the National Cycling Proficiency Scheme test, and Leslie, who suffers a series of mishaps through his ow...

An aspiring young actress appearing in a play called Stargazer must lay to rest the ghost of its deceased playwright, which has been haunting her sinc...

Amateur film of the passage to India - complete with guest appearance by Gandhi.

The life of the people of the Naga Hills, Assam, including sports activities and tribal ceremonies, presented within a fictional framework.

A man extols the enjoyment that can still be had in a bath restricted to the wartime allowance of five inches of hot water.

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

Award-winning filmmaker Sandhya Suri (I for India) skilfully weaves together archive footage to create an emotionally resonant story about life across...

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

Gorgeously dreamlike colour images of (then) French India – present-day Puducherry.

A lovingly crafted home movie charting the maiden voyage of the Brown family's new yacht.

A stunning trek from the vale of Kashmir, via Sind Valley and Kargil and Lamayaru Monastry.

Stark 70s firework safety film which mixes the everyday and the uncanny.

Wonderful glimpse of the Wimbledon tennis championship at its former home on Worple Road, including some of the era’s top male and female players.

Grand buildings and missionary work come together in the 1947 Indian tour of construction magnate John W. Laing.

Widow makes son pose as boy to appear younger to professor, but he is to wed professor's daughter.