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.
Sue Perkins immerses herself in the complex life of Kolkata and sees how it is reinventing itself as...
Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer is one of the first and most influential surf movies of all time. T...
The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against ...
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all w...
This Traveltalk series short visits some of the important cities and sites of Minnesota.
Go behind the scenes with director Zack Snyder and the cast and crew of his epic sci-fi saga as they...
The intimate and passionate portrait of the late Max Croci in a documentary that recalls the human a...
Russian Federation, December 31, 1999. After President Boris Yeltsin's unexpected resignation, Prime...
The peaks, the valleys, and all the moments in between. Being a father is an extraordinary privilege...
A filmmaker's insight into the biggest gathering on earth -the Kumbh Mela.
The documentary traces the history and legacy of Poona Guest House, a place situated in the heart of...
Year 1856, British India. Capt. Jeffrey Claybourne is severely punished after disobeying an order. F...
A woman narrates the thoughts of a world traveler, meditations on time and memory expressed in words...
Based on the Maratha warrior Hansaji Mohite who was later given the title of Sarnobat Hambirrao, the...
Award winning short documentary by Ibrahim Snoopy, tracks the journey of the MTC martial arts team, ...
French documentary on the Spaghetti Western genre, with numerous interviews.
A short documentary about Thailand, formerly known as Siam.
A short documentary film about the director's relationship with his deceased grandfather.
Bones of the Buddha is a 2013 television documentary produced by Icon Films and commissioned by WNET...