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.

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

A first-time director convinces his best friend to sell his house in order to fund their debut featu...

A movie director attemps to film the way he writes a screenplay.

An eye-opening investigation into the making of Hollywood sex scenes, shedding light on the real-lif...

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

Sunderbans (Forest of Beauty) is in West Bengal, India, and is the only place on Earth that is the n...

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

Travel films have an established format with their own conventions, history and baggage. It is a med...

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

A young Prince Asoka works to perfect his skills in battle and also deals with family conflict. Duri...

In a drought-struck region in India, suffering from climate change and a high suicide rate amongst f...

Through an intimate conversation, Steph Jane, age 28, shares the struggles and lessons her second di...
To popularize the idea of automobile travel, Ford Motor Company produced Ford Educational Weekly, a ...
A haunting story of the FBI's dark hand in American life. In 2015, Khalil Abu-Rayyan was just a you...
The film is a cinematic interpretation of the travel book “Armenia” by Russian poet Andrei Bely.

In 1970, Christian Ghazi and Noureddine Chatti met with a number of Arab political figures, especial...

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

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

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

Sri Siddhartha Gautama is a Sinhala movie released on 24 January, 2013. The movie is directed by Sam...