Local authorities had long been using film to spread their public health messages. But the 'official' information film came of age in WWII, when it was used by government to guide the public through ...

In this charming early short from British cinema maverick Ken Russell, a young girl, cast as an angel in the school play, is distraught when her brother steals and damages her treasured wings. Pocket ...

Young Rebecca, together with her father, relocates from the UK to Jerusalem seeking a fresh start following the tragic death of her mother. Their old family home in the Valley of the Ghosts becomes ...

Few European directors have the provocative imagination of France’s Bonello (Nocturama, Zombi Child). In his latest, a Henry James story is the springboard for a leap into the science-fictional ...

Sack races, three-legged races, a tug of war, barrel swings and lots of gleeful running about. In this early multiple-shot film, the Victorian children at Thomas Coram's pioneering Foundling Hospital ...

In this captivating adaptation of Fiona Shaw’s beloved novel, Anna Paquin plays Dr Jean Markham, who has come home to the small Scottish town she left long ago to take over her late father’s practice.

A troubled past and the removal of her children hasn’t dulled the headstrong Bunny King. Wiping windshields for spare change, and sleeping on her sister’s sofa, she is determined to build herself from ...

The film begins with a procession to the Christ Church Gateway in Canterbury Cathedral's precinct. With the Lord Mayor and other dignitaries in attendance, Archbishop Cosmo Lang unveils the restored ...

A Halifax baker’s skill and experience borders on artistry in this comprehensive film detailing the production of sweet and savoury food in an independent bakery. The camera remains in close-up for ...

There’s some dram-antic stuff in this 30-second commercial from the dawn of cinema history. Dewar’s had used the idea of a laird’s ancestors being lured down from their painted portraits to share a ...

Organised by the Lions Club the 1962 Carnival in Bognor Regis attracted many famous faces, including Tony Hancock, who crowns the Carnival Queen, John Le Mesurier, Mario Fabrizi, future Dr Who, Jon ...

The sixteenth edition in Peccadillo Pictures' series of gay shorts compilations takes possession as its theme. Featuring golden boys, teenage lust, self-conscious dolls, chance encounters and a ...