John Grierson Movies

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

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

Short documentary about British education in the late 1930s.

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

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

Marionette parody of Buster Keaton.

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

A short GPO documentary showing how undersea telephone cables are repaired.

A stark warning about Britain’s coal-fired smog, charting its damage to health, buildings, and the economy while advocating cleaner...

The history and modern day industry of Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Highlights of the life of John Grierson, documentary film-maker

A record of an educational experiment in the small town of Chesterfield in Derbyshire.

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

Marionette parody of Tom Mix.

A look at how Scotland's water is being used to bring power to the Highlands.