The Views From Sunset Hill

A poetic documentary which explores the relationship between a person and their past, the autistic experience and the teenage sense of self.

...aus erzieherischen Gründen - Die Geschichte eines Justizmordes

TV documentary about Manfred Smolka, an officer of the GDR border troops who was executed in Leipzig on July 12, 1960. He had been ambushed after his escape to West Germany and a show trial was held after his arrest.

Open Water

Nikki is no professional athlete. Still, she swims the English channel to raise money for a good cause.

HBO backstories - WATCHMEN

A behind-the-scenes look at what inspired showrunner Damon Lindelof to create the HBO series Watchmen.

The Devil's Hour

The Devil's Hour is a short horror film with one character and one location: Grace finds herself awakened by an uninvited visitor.

Levels Of Democracy

Documentary about mass actions on the streets of Kyiv between 1989 and 1991 just before the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Portrait of a People: Impressions of Britain

A poetic evocation of the history and character of Britian accompanied by spoken words based on the thoughts of many Britons, among them Sir Winston Churchill, John Keats, William Shakespeare, George Orwell and William Wordsworth.

J.

Found memories decayed by the shock patterns of childhood trauma. This films is made mostly with footage found in the bin of an ophanage. The white progressivelly disolve within a darknest more and more dense. Faces progressivelly disolves within one another.

Red Lines White Lines Fine Lines

Stylised, bloody and intimate tour of a young woman’s destructive thought patterns and a radical reconsidering of the idea of the suffering artist.

Dark Side Of The Lens

An stunning Visual insight into the mind and world of renowned Surfing Cinematographer Mickey Smith.

Portrait of David Hockney

Filmed at the time Hockney was painting Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy, Portrait of David Hockney is made up of a limited number of shots, observing the periphery details of his flat and studio. Each view is held so as to focus on its particular qualities and composition and, with the accompanying soundtrack of off-screen phone calls, conversations and musings, builds up a picture of Hockney’s daily life.

Birthright

Birthright, which presents the work of the Family Planning Association, is a valuable record of the organisation of contraception and fertility services before the introduction of the contraceptive pill. But, more than this, in its filmmaking style it conveys much about the social attitudes of this era, and the spirit in which those services were conceived and delivered.

Stone Into Steel

Describes the activities of the Appleby-Frodingham Steel Company in Scunthorpe, the largest unit in the United Steel group.

Nellys

Tell everybody I'm back in town

After several years of being away Oscar returns to his hometown wanting to relive the past. What he longs for is an impossibility, the town of his memories only exists within him. Things have changed drastically, and old relationships have withered.

No Ward

No Ward is a short documentary about the forced migration of New Orleans residents to cities in Texas. The film juxtaposes the migrations that occurred as a result of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and Hurricane Gustav in 2008.

Medieval Frescos in Macedonia

Documentary about frescoes to be found in several churches in Macedonia.

Grain Drain

A short film informing viewers about the dangers of grain silos. Part of BFI collection "Worth the Risk?".

Their Future in Your Hands

A moving introductory exploration of society's use of animals. By presenting facts about animals' rich emotional complexity and drawing parallels between the animal rights movement and other social justice movements in recent history, this video will help students use critical thinking skills to examine why and how the routine exploitation of animals continues-and they'll also learn what they can do to help stop it.

Pêcheurs à cheval

Short documentary on 3 fisherman who still go fishing near the shore with horses the old fashioned way.