A depiction of life in wartime England during the Second World War. Director Humphrey Jennings visits many aspects of civilian life and of the...

This lyrical film opens with a quote from Irish mythology where Oisín describes Irish birdsong as ‘the sweetest in the world’ and urges us to ‘Stop...

A BAFTA award nominated documentary about the importance of paying strict attention to detail by managers, supervisors and staff.

Though commissioned by Trinity College Dublin as a fundraiser for the Berkeley Library and with extensive discussion of the history, architecture...

A BAFTA award nominated documentary following the work of supply ships to North Sea oil rigs. Described by members of the crew, it focusses on the...

Yeats Country is a lyrical film commissioned by the Department of Foreign Affairs to commemorate the centenary of the birth of William Butler Yeats...

A ski champion uncle tries to kill his nephew in order to gain his inheritance in this British crime mystery short film.

A description of life and training in the Junior Army, which prepares boys for service in the Regular Army. Part of BFI collection "They Stand Ready."

Industrial film demonstrating methods of material handling using electrically-driven equipment. Framed in a fictional scenario of businessmen...

This short, evocative account of the poet's life is set among contemporary scenes of the people of south-west Scotland as they grow from children...