British Council Movies

Butt-sniffing action abounds as five otherwise ordinary members of the public get in touch with their primal instincts.

In the North East of England there is a strange and hyper localised genre you have in all likelihood never heard of. It’s called Makina. ...

An evocative and imaginative exploration of the racial tensions in Othello and how the themes in Shakespeare's play still resonate today.

A documentary feature with Basil Spence explaining, with the aid of a model, the concepts behind the design of the new Coventry Cathedral to replace...

Cunenk grew up as a girl trapped in a boy’s body. She could not wait to leave her village and become a performer.

Rufus is a child with an extraordinary obsession: a burning, inþamed desire for anything red. Driven by this impassioned, scarlet fixation,...

Miranda's Letter takes as a starting point the 'missing women' in Shakespeare, in this instance, The Tempest, and imagines what Miranda's mother...

This short film features two atmospheric scenes from Shakespeare's famous tragedy: Act II Scene 2, the murder scene, and Act V Scene 1, with Lady...

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...

Behind-the-scenes documentary about the making and broadcasting of pedagogical radio shows on the BBC.

A retired teacher, isolated on New Year’s Eve, lures a young woman into his quiet home. Their encounter forces him to confront a truth far more...

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...

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...

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...

A profile and interview of director, Lindsay Anderson.

British Council's public campaign, consisting of 5 TV clips with brief and vivid messages on inclusion issues related to race, physical disability,...

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...

A Record of the Great Social Experiment of "Evacuation". During the first three days of war one million children were moved to places of safety in...

Britain's check to the German drive for world domination. The Ministry of Information requested that the film should be withdrawn as it was...

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...