British Council Movies
- 1943
Power on the Land: The Story of the Mechanisation of British Farming
Power on the Land: The Story of the Mechanisation of British Farming01943HD
A documentary on modern British farming.
- 2016
Dear Mr Shakespeare: Shakespeare Lives
Dear Mr Shakespeare: Shakespeare Lives72016HD
An evocative and imaginative exploration of the racial tensions in Othello and how the themes in Shakespeare's play still resonate today.
- 2016
Miranda's Letter
Miranda's Letter82016HD
Miranda's Letter takes as a starting point the 'missing women' in Shakespeare, in this instance, The Tempest, and imagines what Miranda's mother...
- 1946
English Criminal Justice
English Criminal Justice01946HD
Dramatically told, English Criminal Justice takes us on a journey through the principles and procedures of the various courts of law in Britain.
- 2017
India on Film: 1899 – 1947
India on Film: 1899 – 194702017HD
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...
- 1943
Lessons from the Air
Lessons from the Air01943HD
Behind-the-scenes documentary about the making and broadcasting of pedagogical radio shows on the BBC.
- 2018
Theatre of War
Theatre of War7.22018HD
Theatre of War is an essay on how to represent war, performed by former enemies. British and Argentinian veterans of the Falklands war come together...
- 1943
The Life Cycle of the Pin Mould
The Life Cycle of the Pin Mould01943HD
Part of the Junior Biology series, this study of pin mould is aided by diagrammatic, time-lapse, and microscopic footage.
- 1945
Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 2
Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 201945HD
The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to...
- 1946
General Election
General Election01946HD
In the run up to the 1945 general election, the film focuses on the electoral race of one of the 640 local constituencies in Britain, that of...
- 2003
Rufus
Rufus02003HD
Rufus is a child with an extraordinary obsession: a burning, inþamed desire for anything red. Driven by this impassioned, scarlet fixation,...
- 1944
Power Lines
Power Lines01944HD
The manufacture of cables for transmitting electric power is shown. Copper bars are rolled and drawn into wire, which is twisted into strands, and...
- 1942
The Life Cycle of the Maize
The Life Cycle of the Maize01942HD
Part of the archive's Junior Biology series, this study of maize is aided by diagrammatic, time-lapse, and microscopic footage.
- 1946
Triumph Over Deafness
Triumph Over Deafness01946HD
Instead of learning sign-language, deaf children are taught to speak and lip-read so that they might interact with others as easily as possible. This...
- 2021
Baby Girl
Baby Girl02021HD
Cunenk grew up as a girl trapped in a boy’s body. She could not wait to leave her village and become a performer.
- 1943
History of the English Language
History of the English Language01943HD
A documentary on the English language and it's origins.
- 2019
Divided We Scroll
Divided We Scroll02019HD
'Divided We Scroll' is an eerie depiction of our intimate relationships with technology.
- 2021
Falhan's Love
Falhan's Love02021HD
Untung and Nesti really love their 6 year old son who has autism. Their daily life becomes more challenging because both of their parents are...
- 1943
Development of the English Town
Development of the English Town01943HD
A brisk visual summary of the changing faces of the English town throughout the ages, from the ancients and their hill-forts to the Second World War...
- 1943
The Life History of the Onion
The Life History of the Onion01943HD
The film shows speeded-up germination of the seed to form roots and shoot, at whose base the leaves later form a bulb. The flower produces pollen...