A young girl works cleaning the kitchen floor of a house. When she has finished she tosses the soap and cloth into the sink, which is full of water. The cook tells her, gently, that the soap will wast...
I. RAMC men help refugees in a street in Douai to load both themselves and their belongings into a British Army lorry. As the last one is loaded the tailboard is closed up and the people wave as the l...
Aberdeen High School for Girls - from the first day of infant class to prize-giving for senior pupils leaving school. All aspects of learning are recorded, with emphasis on drama, music and dance.
Records a trip to South Africa made by Nat and Nettie McGavin. Includes places such as Port Elizabeth, Cape Town, Sea Point, Pretoria, the Vaal River, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and the Victori...
The children of Rosehearty Primary School join with older members of the village to record memories of the village in the early half of the century, illustrated by a varied montage of photographs. Inc...
A Royal Engineers sergeant shows how to load two carrier pigeons into a small wicker basket for transport. At the Rosyth seaplane base Felixstowe F2A flying boats and Short 184 seaplanes ride at ancho...
A promotional film for George Waterston and Sons of Edinburgh, Wax Chandlers. This film shows interiors and machinery of the firm's old wax making factory at St. John's Hill, just prior to demolition....
An amateur film compilation around the Borders. Includes footage of a visit to Duns by The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland the Rt. Rev Dr. James A. Simpson, a 250th annive...
Enrique Fiss, Benny Techen (left to right) in "Near and Elsewhere" (2018)
Volker Michalowski, Veronica Ferres, Gael García Bernal (in the front from left to right) in "Salt and Fire" (2015/16)
As producer, actor and filmmaker, Richard Massingham managed to combine his passion for film and medical science.
Amateur footage of the last day of tram services on the streets of Glasgow, and the evening display of Glasgow's historic trams.
Amateur footage of a coach trip from Glasgow to Rome, travelling through France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany and Austria on the way.
Earth’s history from its creation to the age of dinosaurs.
[Visit of Antonio Segni to Bologna] President of the Republic Antonio Segni visits Bologna: with Mayor Giuseppe Dozza in Piazza Maggiore, during a meeting with the municipal council, during an officia...
A scenic, in which we are introduced to the Island of Rhodes, a small island off the coast of Turkey. "The Bioscope", 14th November 1912. Film restored in collaboration with Nederlands Filmmuseu...
[Commemorating the deceased in Certosa Cemetery of Bologna, 1966] Bologna, 2 November 1966. Certosa Cemetery, the Monument to Fallen Partisans. The celebration of Holy Mass in front of soldiers. Mayor...
When the fog comes down, life in the Po Valley continues as usual: the farmers work in the fields, the workers go to the factory by bike, the cities are full of people in motion, fishermen throw...
Four newsreel items related to the First World War: 1. Revue of cadets of the American military school in West-Point. 2. Patrol boat from the German navy on an exploratory expedition. 3. Gymnastic e...
The first film adaptation of a classic romantic family drama that largely takes place during the First World War. An Irish-American woman wants to marry the son of the man who killed her uncle’s bet...
Bill Zuursnik works as a shop assistant in a department store. His wife wants him to go into the oil business. He convinces his wife that he is doing just that, while in fact he is working in the ling...