Bfi Movies

When Sheena and Javed meet the mutual attraction is palpable. But can Sheena escape the past that brings them together?

A large crowd and choir, on an historic day at York Minster, greet the arrival of a replacement big bell, watching and singing as labourers manfully s...

Ever had a good experience with doorstep salespeople? Maybe you were lucky, but the doorstep has never seemed the best place for a sensible sales deci...

A brief documentary about the history of the Royal Mail.

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

Cinema a century ago was a new, exciting and highly democratic form of entertainment. Picture houses nationwide offered a sociable, lively environment...

This multi-layered animation explores autobiographical memory and the cultural elements of our earliest childhood memory. Often episodic, this recolle...

Exciting scenes of amateur cycling's 'Race of Champions' at Manchester's Fallowfield track.

Archie and Mary Harrison obsessively shave themselves. Archie hates hair, and Mary loves Archie. In an attempt to please the love of her life, Mary su...

From growing potatoes in Green Park, London, to transforming rabbit crates into seed boxes – just a couple of the many ingenious ways of supporting th...

Commissioned by the BBC & BFI, CLASH is a short experimental documentary critiquing Britain's obsession with period dramas, and how they erase the div...

Super 8 footage shot on location in Sardinia in 1975.

It's fun and frolics with a pagan tinge from Brighton Beach in the 1950s.

A nutty professor meets a very hungry caterpillar in this animated chase cartoon brimming with swinging 60s backdrops.

Arresting early film images of both northern India and central and south western China.

A day in the life of the Manchester Evening News.

This captivating early film - by an unknown filmmaker - offers a glimpse of glorious Blackpool and the many delights it offers holidaymakers.

The manufacture of kerosene tins in an Indian factory.

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...

A very emotional look at the loneliness and heartache often conjured whilst travelling by train.A powerful and stunning piece with a focus on love los...