John Grierson Filmes

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...

Drama-documentary, reconstructing a real incident in which a trawler got into difficulties in a North Sea storm. Released 7th March 1938.

Documentary following an Edinburgh fishing trawler, the "Isabella Grieg".

Early documentary, slung together from footage depicting the first invasion of North America by Europeans, designed to show industrial technology's...

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

Marionette parody of Buster Keaton.

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

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

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

A BFI-produced documentary about documentary filmmaker John Grierson speaking about documentary.

Short documentary about a trawler fishing for hake.

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

Marionette parody of Tom Mix.

Story of salmon fishers and the methods they use; captures the migration of salmon up a Highland river for spawning.

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

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

A boy pursues his ambition to be a jockey

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

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

Part of BFI collection "Police and Thieves."