Bfi Movies

Behind the scenes footage of Pasolini and crew filming 'Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma'.

A motorist's excursion captures a world made by hand in the environs of Rawalpindi, Lahore and Karachi.

A film about astronomy which also happens to show views of the ancient city of Winchester, before focussing on a particular house in the suburbs with...

Powerful and sometimes disturbing account of Britain's defences against enemy attack - made six months before WWII.

A delightful animated appeal to help bringing in Scotland’s harvest, made by the legendary Lotte Reiniger.

Film showing the Viceregal party entering Delhi on lavishly decorated elephants, as part of the Coronation durbar of 1903.

An extended humorous public information film (lasting around fifteen minutes) narrated by Richard Wattis.

Colonial troops greet London's new Lord Mayor in a patriotic wartime ceremony.

The race is on - for the Viceroy's Cup.

The musical motorcycles hit Paris to a Cuban vibe.

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

Anti-Congress propaganda film made by a District Officer in India.

The flower fairies help a little girl named Mary to thwart germs.

Members of the Lewisham Darby and Joan Club discussing road safety and comparing today's difficult traffic conditions with the more leisurely conditio...

Documentary short showing folk singing and step dancing traditions in a Suffolk pub.

First World War animated propaganda short, extolling Britain's naval history and mocking the German navy.

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...

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

A man reads a newspaper whose moving letters form 'Bill Bailey has come home'.

As part of the 2017 UK-India Year of Culture, the British Council and British Film Institute share a unique collection of films documenting the sights...