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.

For five years, Stephen McCoy documented street life in Boston. This is what he captured.

Mother India is home to many castes, tribes and religions and one common factor that brings this div...

A Documentary film exploring the history and evolution of vinyl records. Featuring Interviews with t...

Rare documents and details of the film's story. From its initial option to its critical reception an...

In this poetic portrayal of Luigi Ghirri (1943–1992), a master of contemporary photography, the dire...
The Sufi and the Scientist is the collective story of Sufi healer Sayyid Arif Hussain, the medieval ...

Making of documentary from the Ultra HD Blu-ray edition of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer releas...

Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer is one of the first and most influential surf movies of all time. T...

A bare-knuckled critique of corporate America told through the powerful true story of a toxic CEO wh...

In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all w...

During World War I, English officer Thomas Edward 'T.E.' Lawrence sets out to unite and lead the div...

This Punjabi Movie, Dukh Bhanjan Tera Naam is a Punjabi movie about Sikhism. It was a great success....

"Fascinating India" spreads an impressive panorama of India’s historical and contemporary world. The...

A look at legendary Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki following his retirement in 2013.

A cheerful road movie all about Belgian films at Cannes over the past 70 years. Filmmakers from the ...

This portait of life on the tea plantations is decidedly rosy – clearly, there are no exploited work...

Outtakes, commentary from Zefier's third film: Jo; or The Act of Riding a Bike.

Lahoriye is the story of love. The love which does not see boundaries, the love which does not see n...