British Council Filmes

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...

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

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...

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...

A profile and interview of director, Lindsay Anderson.

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

A documentary on modern British farming.

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...

Short part of BFI collection "This Working Life: Steel".

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

'Divided We Scroll' is an eerie depiction of our intimate relationships with technology.

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

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...

Part of the archive's Junior Biology series, this study of maize is aided by diagrammatic, time-lapse, and microscopic footage.

An overview of the free healthcare available for children, and the environmental improvements that led to increased public well-being in Britain.

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

Part of the Junior Biology series, this study of pin mould is aided by diagrammatic, time-lapse, and microscopic footage.

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 The Ministry of Information requested that the film should be withdrawn as it was...

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

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...