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 and culture of a bygone India. Filmed between 1899-1947, and preserved in the BFI National Archive since then, these rare films capture many glimpses of life in India, from dances and markets, to hunts and pageantry.
Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer is one of the first and most influential surf movies of all time. T...
An indie documentary exploring the art form of hand-drawn animation through a contemporary lens in t...
The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against ...
Concerning Violence is based on newly discovered, powerful archival material documenting the most da...
For a year, acclaimed British filmmaker Jeanie Finlay was embedded on the set of the hit HBO series ...
Actors Anne Dorval, Suzanne Clément, Monia Chokri, Gaspard Ulliel, Vincent Cassel, Niels Schneider a...
A disgraced officer risks his life to help his childhood friends in battle.
Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.
A 60-minute salute to American International Pictures. Entertainment lawyer Samuel Z. Arkoff founded...
This portrayal of the rhythm of life and work in a gigantic textile factory in Gujarat, India, moves...
Samuel Fuller discusses his career as a filmmaker, illustrated by plenty of clips.
Set during the period of growing influence of the Indian independence movement in the British Raj, t...
David Olusoga opens secret government files to show how the Windrush scandal and the ‘hostile enviro...
In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.
The true story of legendary Hindu warrior king "Prithviraj Chauhan" including his early military suc...
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all w...
The making of the James Bond movie Octopussy (1983) in Udaipur, India during 1982.
A documentary about a 78-year-old Indian woman in New York who is the world's most passionate theate...
The gang embarks on a trade mission to India. Equipped with three old British cars and a range of un...