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.
Herbert Achternbusch's poetic travel diary assembles images and monologues from a trip to China.

Two Australian sprinters face the brutal realities of war when they are sent to fight in the Gallipo...

An excerpt about the troubled, passionate and intriguing relationship of an actor with his own life.

Finnish filmmaker and artist Sami van Ingen is a great-grandson of documentary pioneer Robert Flaher...

Documentary about the making of Sam Peckinpah's 1971 film "Straw Dogs."

Documentary short about the disastrous dangers of aging, ailing dams.

Between 1968 and 1970, J M Goodger, a lecturer at the University of Salford, made a film record of t...

In 1970, Christian Ghazi and Noureddine Chatti met with a number of Arab political figures, especial...
The film is a cinematic interpretation of the travel book “Armenia” by Russian poet Andrei Bely.

A 25-year-old former cult member seeks out his family in a closed world of neon crosses, deadly alco...

An inside look at Jessica Piper, a Democratic Candidate running for a House seat in District 1 of Mi...

Stars of "The Walking Dead," Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira, walk down memory lane and visit iconic...

A disgraced officer risks his life to help his childhood friends in battle.

Can Aji's talent and triumphs elevate him from his poor, Tamil background to succeed on the national...

Assassinated Lebanese intellectual Mahdi Amel — often dubbed “the Arab Gramsci” — famously said: “He...
A haunting story of the FBI's dark hand in American life. In 2015, Khalil Abu-Rayyan was just a you...

Monte Hellman was born in 1932. By 1986 he made eight features, but had not directed for six years. ...

In rocky Newfoundland, renowned French artist Jean Claude Roy gathers his paints and sets off to fac...

Unconditional: A Journey of Selfless Love explores the love, care, and sacrifices family caregivers ...

During the Vietnam War, the US bombed Laos more heavily than any other country had been bombed befor...