British Council Movies

A documentary about the Penlee Lifeboat and her crew, based around the Cornish fishing village of Mousehole.

A documentary on modern British farming.

Rufus is a child with an extraordinary obsession: a burning, inþamed desire for anything red. Driven by this impassioned, scarlet fixation,...

Behind-the-scenes documentary about the making and broadcasting of pedagogical radio shows on the BBC.

The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to...

An evocative and imaginative exploration of the racial tensions in Othello and how the themes in Shakespeare's play still resonate today.

Dramatically told, English Criminal Justice takes us on a journey through the principles and procedures of the various courts of law in Britain.

Miranda's Letter takes as a starting point the 'missing women' in Shakespeare, in this instance, The Tempest, and imagines what Miranda's mother...

A stately film about the history of St Paul’s Cathedral in London, with a focus on the architecture and individuals buried there, and the...

As part of the 2017 UK-India Year of Culture, the British Council and British Film Institute share a unique collection of films documenting the...

Theatre of War is an essay on how to represent war, performed by former enemies. British and Argentinian veterans of the Falklands war come together...

A profile and interview of director, Lindsay Anderson.

'Divided We Scroll' is an eerie depiction of our intimate relationships with technology.

Three overseas servicemen take a tour of the Royal Mile - visiting the sights between Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace, and learning about the...

Cunenk grew up as a girl trapped in a boy’s body. She could not wait to leave her village and become a performer.

Butt-sniffing action abounds as five otherwise ordinary members of the public get in touch with their primal instincts.

An introduction to the famous and historic university town, showing the colleges, as well as the place itself.

The manufacture of cables for transmitting electric power is shown. Copper bars are rolled and drawn into wire, which is twisted into strands, and...

Short part of BFI collection "This Working Life: Steel".

British documentary on how the community of Ulster got converted to war times.