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A meditation on the first 100 years of German cinema, featuring an assembly of German filmmakers.

A young woman’s secret rocks an isolated church community.

Retired actress poses as dresser to scare murderer into confessing and clearing her son.

Three blondes from another planet land on earth to conduct research into romantic love

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.

In 1972 a family are on their way for a holiday in Essex. The parents argue and the son swears, making obscene gestures. So the father throws him...

Public anxiety about war from the air is all too real for the people of Ramsgate in this newsreel footage of the aftermath of a Zeppelin raid.

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

Rides, boxing booths, and a dog-faced monkey keep on moving as the travelling fair hits Mitcham and Stratford-upon-Avon, with a look in at Blackpool.

A stunning display by Nyishi tribesmen from the hills of Arunachal Pradesh, north-eastern India.

An impressionistic look at Irish emigrants in London, representing the emigrant's journey, a confusion of anticipation, memories and experience.

Simon Pummell's (Bodysong) visually ravishing sci-fi thriller exploring the future of virtual reality and the desire to transcend human limits. The...

Bricks and mortar makes way for concrete and reinforced steel as Wolverhampton sweeps the past aside in a modernist town planning utopia.

A miser is reformed by visions of past, present and future.

Part of BFI collection "Worth the Risk?" An investigation into the causes of a fatal accident on a motorway, in the course of which many aspects of...

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

Kenneth, fixated on ancestor Douglas Weatherford, descends into madness as a fantasy TV show invades his town, disregarding traditions. His obsession...

The harvest of a pre-war British farm.

A man listening to Rachmoninoff's 'Prelude' dreams he is the victim of premature burial.

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