BFI Video Movies

N Took the Dice is essentially a reworking of Eden and After made possible by the roll of a dice (scenes from the 1970 film were combined with outtakes and additional footage in an aleatory way). Robbe-Grillet was always interested in music and since he perceived Eden and After to be serial in...

Oscar winning short in which a young girl observes the array of quirky characters who pass her father's rural petrol station.

The Three Wise Men from the East follow the star to Bethlehem, but hostile spirits try to stop them on their journey.

Three children, holidaying in a small Cornish fishing village, become intrigued by the locals' tales of an elusive witch.

Made in 48 Hours for the London Sci-Fi 48 Hour Challenge.

Part of BFI boxset Ration Books and Rabbit Pies: Films from the Home Front.

Flock to your local keep fit class - there's a war on and Britain needs its citizens in tip-top shape.

Documentary short by Humphrey Jennings. The GPO Film Unit was a subdivision of the UK General Post Office. The unit was established in 1933, taking on responsibilities of the Empire Marketing Board Film Unit. Headed by John Grierson, it was set up to produce sponsored documentary films mainly...

Shows how the RAF's barrage balloon squadron are trained, and then on the job.

The world's press gather at Dover, England awaiting a threatened German attack.

A bicycle seeks revenge for its' 11-year-old owner who was disrespected.

'MisinforMation' is a collaboration between electronic musicians Mordant Music and the BFI, who commissioned MM to spend eight months researching and re-scoring an array of 70s and 80s public information films and documentary shorts produced by the Central Office of Information (COI). The film has...