John Grierson Movies

Marionette parody of Charlie Chaplin.

The history of Scotland and the factors that have shaped the character of its people.

An overview of the shepherd's life during the lambing season.

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

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

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

A Cockney lad trains to be a messenger boy.

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

Short documentary about a trawler fishing for hake.

A film made by the British General Post Office (GPO) in 1933, promoting the automation of telephone exchanges.

Norman McLaren was a cinematic genius who made films without cameras, and music without instruments. He produced sixty films in a stunning range of...

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

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

The life and work of the documentary pioneer.

In this parody of Sherlock Holmes, the Great Detective goes to an opium den of inequity in the dangerous London district of London and challenges...

Marionette parody of Cherry Kearton.

Short documentary about weather forecasting, emphasising the importance of the GPO's telecommunications systems.

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

Life on a farm at springtime, including blossom, piglets and ducklings.

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