John Grierson Movies

Short documentary about a trawler fishing for hake.

In this delightful fantasy adventure, a mild-mannered writer of adventure stories for girls finds himself presented with an intriguing proposition...

The Brave Don't Cry aspires to the "feel" of a documentary, right down to the deliberate absence of background music. A mine in Scotland falls victim...

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

Trade Tattoo went even further than Rainbow Dance in its manipulation of the Gasparcolor process. The original black and white footage consisted of...

This documentary short examines the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland on the...

Filmed in Uganda, Man of Africa was assembled by legendary documentary producer John Grierson. The film depicts the mass migration of the Bakija and...

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

Part of BFI collection "Police and Thieves."

An impressionistic portrait of the BBC.

1935 documentary about the hard working life of Welsh coal miners.

A silent film by John Grierson. It tells the story of Britain's North Sea herring fishery.

A boy pursues his ambition to be a jockey

Grierson set out to make "propaganda," and this film--with it's voice-over proclaiming the great value of the British industrial worker, without a...

The life and work of the documentary pioneer.

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

Marionette parody of Buster Keaton.

Humphrey Jennings' first film as a director, a brief overview of the British postal service.

Marionette parody of Charlie Chaplin.

A film made by the British General Post Office (GPO) in 1933, promoting the automation of telephone exchanges.