John Grierson Filmes

“Catching up with gossip, inspecting new ducklings, clambering over gates, walking across meadows - the life of a postman appears idyllic, but...

Short documentary showing the workings of a large London sorting office.

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

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

A boy pursues his ambition to be a jockey

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

An Irish "oracle" foretells the next day's track results to a newspaperman, resulting in a national uproar.

Legendary film director Alfred Hitchcock pays tribute to the "father of the documentary", John Grierson, exploring what made his work so...

At Balloch Moss mine in Scotland, water comes through a seam bringing a torrent of mud into the mine and flooding the pit shaft, resulting in 118 men...

The life and work of the documentary pioneer.

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

Ada Shore (Diane Hart) arrives at Skerryvore University in Scotland in search of her long-lost uncle Connell O’Grady (Joseph Tomelty), who was...

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

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...

A look at the work of Glasgow's Medical Officer of Health.

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

Marionette parody of Charlie Chaplin.

Marionette parody of Tom Mix.

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

A portrait of John Grierson, the first Canadian Government Film Commissioner and founder of the National Film Board in 1939. Interweaving archival...