An experimental film in the form of a riddle by artist Gillian Steel.
Everyday life in the crofting community of Acharacle, Lochaber, in the 1950s.
(Reel 1) The arsenal entrance in Beresford Square, with the internal train taking the workers to various departments. Women and boys in the Tailors' Shop make gloves, felt "buttons" for 15-inch shells...
Hollywood by night; sheep farming and harvesting in New Zealand; Sydney bridge and harbour; rice fields in Indonesia; a Chinese wedding and a Fijian home are all included in this film made by Nat and ...
Depicts the day to day workings of missionary hospital in Nazareth. Shows the town and surrounding countryside, people at market and at work, details the medical work of medical staff in the hospital...
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...
In 1968 Irmin Schmidt and Holger Czukay founded the band Can in Cologne, which cultivated an avant-garde style somewhere between free jazz and funk, krautrock and psychedelic rock, and also experiment...
German movie poster of "The Farmer and I" (2013-16)
Thomas Riedelsheimer (in the middle), Andy Goldsworthy (on the right) on the set of "Rivers and Tides" (1998-2001)
Women exercising during a keep-fit class.
The city of Glasgow in the 1940s - its buildings, parks, museum, university and housing, showing the plans for major re-development of the city. Relates to issues proposed in the Bruce Report 1945 - a...
Life on Marywell Farm during the first years of the Taggart family's occupancy.
Cyclical year in the life of the Taggart family as they take up residence at Marywell Farm. Their first experiences of country life.
Family Christmas from the mid 1960s.
A short melodrama: the Chinese man Sang Lee takes pity on a white child (Jack). Twenty years later, Jack, now a prominent lawyer, defends his foster father in court from false accusations.
Jeannie and Mattie are accepted for a seaside holiday camp. One of a series of fund-raising films produced in aid of the Necessitous Children's Holiday Camp Fund.
A camping expedition by an uncle and his nephew, showing the do's and don'ts of the countryside code.
A film tracing the introduction of movement as a factor in 20th century art. It records various ways in which artists have tackled this development such as Gabo, Calder and Soto.
Surrealistic view of the "Honeymoon couple", interrupted by salesmen, consumer goods, jealousy, anger and infidelity. [Award winner in the 1957 Scottish Amateur Film Festival.]
A descriptive essay on the city of Edinburgh, and in particular of Edinburgh Castle.
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....
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.
An exploration of St Peter's Seminary, Cardross on the Firth of Clyde.