Shots of the "Empress of Britain" leaving Greenock for Canada and of the interior of the Parkhead steel works.
Everyday life in the crofting community of Acharacle, Lochaber, in the 1950s.
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...
Made for screening at the 1925 World Educational Congress Edinburgh, the film gives a survey of the educational opportunities offered in Edinburgh from infants up to senior pupils.
A camping expedition by an uncle and his nephew, showing the do's and don'ts of the countryside code.
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...
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.
Amateur cine film featuring days out around the east coast and borders of Scotland in the 1970s. Includes footage of a canal trip on the 'Queen of the Borders', a day at Edinburgh Zoo, train rides a...
The first annual inter-house school sports day at Broxburn High School, West Lothian. 5th July 1954.
The decorated floats procession and the crowning of Gala Queen at Broxburn, West Lothian on 27th June, 1953.
A film interpretation of the poem 'The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo' by Gerard Manley Hopkins. Margaret Tait reads the poem throughout the film.
Australian troops practising bomb (hand grenade) throwing from slit trenches. The explosions are filmed at various angles and distances. The 'cup final' of 7th (Meerut) Division football championships...
A drama / documentary about the Civil Defence services during wartime Edinburgh, this film contains shots of the messenger Corps in action alerting all services during ARP - including the system used ...
Der New Yorker Musiker Robert scheint so etwas wie eine Pechsträhne zu haben: Künstlerisch steckt er in einer Schaffenskrise und materiell sieht es so finster aus, dass er sogar aus seiner Wohnung g...
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...
Projet de construction de 51 villas sociales au Clos du Pinson à Watermael-Boitsfort. Le film commence par un panneau de la firme Etrimo-social, annonçant la construction de 51 villas bénéficiant...
A railroadworker at his daily work. When he crosses the rails, his foot gets jammed in a switch. He desperately tries to pull out his foot. Suddenly, a train approaches. A mortal agony begins.
Dokumentarisches Porträt über Hans Peter Geerdes alias H.P. Baxxter und seine Band Scooter, die als Pionier des Techno-Pop gilt, dabei aber auch stark polarisiert. Mit Songs wie "Hyper! Hyper!" oder...
Yoshi Heimrath, Leif Alexis, Jochen Laube, Kirsten Niehuus, Oliver Zeller, Fabian Maubach (standing, left to right), Welket Bungué, Burhan Qurbani, Benjamina Mirnik-Voges, Albrecht Schuch (sitting, l...
Godehard Giese, Markus Reinecke (Erfttal Film), Tom Schilling, Lilla Puskas (Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg), Pola Friedrichs, Karoline Herfurth, Andreas Berger (DOP), director Christopher Doll, Magda...
Earth’s history from its creation to the age of dinosaurs.
Dokumentarfilm über die Erfolgsgeschichte des Gitarrenherstellers Duesenberg: Die Instrumente der deutschen Firma werden seit Jahrzehnten von Musikern in aller Welt hoch geschätzt. Der Gitarrenbauer...
Dokumentarfilm über ein ungewöhnliches Projekt des Musikers Heinz Ratz, mit dem er auf die schwierige Situation politischer Flüchtlinge in Deutschland aufmerksam machen will: Gemeinsam mit seiner B...