John Grierson Movies

A stark warning about Britain’s coal-fired smog, charting its damage to health, buildings, and the economy while advocating cleaner...

Ambitious documentary chronicling the cultural life and religious customs of the Sinhalese and the effects of advanced industrialism on such customs.

In this parody of Sherlock Holmes, the Great Detective goes to an opium den of inequity in the dangerous London district of London and challenges...

Short documentary about British education in the late 1930s.

Life on a farm at springtime, including blossom, piglets and ducklings.

When Canada entered World War II, the National Film Board suddenly had an urgent new mission—and hundreds of women stepped forward, helping to...

At Balloch Moss mine in Scotland, water comes through a seam bringing a torrent of mud into the mine and flooding the pit shaft, resulting in 118 men...

Marionette parody of Cherry Kearton.

The history and modern day industry of Stirlingshire, Scotland.

The life and work of the documentary pioneer.

Marionette parody of Tom Mix.

A look at how Scotland's water is being used to bring power to the Highlands.

Norman McLaren was a cinematic genius who made films without cameras, and music without instruments. He produced sixty films in a stunning range of...

Animated shapes dance to Cuban music. This was one of the first animations to be painted directly onto the film.

Part of BFI collection "Police and Thieves."

The history of Scotland and the factors that have shaped the character of its people.

Story of salmon fishers and the methods they use; captures the migration of salmon up a Highland river for spawning.

Highlights of the life of John Grierson, documentary film-maker

A record of an educational experiment in the small town of Chesterfield in Derbyshire.

Marionette parody of Charlie Chaplin.