BFI Movie Trailers
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Childhood Memories Trailer (2018)
19 November 2018
This multi-layered animation explores autobiographical memory and the cultural elements of our earliest childhood memory.
Timestalker Trailer (2024)
11 October 2024
Hapless Agnes repeatedly falls for the wrong guy, dies a grim death, and is reincarnated a century later.
WOLF Trailer (2026)
11 June 2026
Tilda Swinton guides us through the life of British musician Patrick Wolf, weaving together archive, present-day and animation to illuminate a singular artistic journey.
Spaceship Trailer (2016)
12 March 2016
When his daughter goes missing in an apparent alien abduction, Gabriel's search takes him dangerously close to her strange group of so-called friends.
Homebound Trailer (2022)
01 April 2022
A young woman arrives at the home of her new husband's estranged family to find the children behaving in increasingly unnerving ways.
Edge of Summer Trailer (2024)
08 March 2024
A summer holiday and an old folk tale bring two 11-year-olds together as they set out to explore just what, or who, is calling to them, from deep within an abandoned tin mine.
Remainder Trailer (2015)
08 October 2015
A London man who loses his memory when he's struck by a falling object develops a way to reconstruct his past.
Electricity Trailer (2014)
12 December 2014
A woman leaves her seaside hometown to search for her long-lost brother, experiencing hallucinations brought on by her epilepsy during her trip.
Anchoress Trailer (1993)
10 September 1993
A 14th-century peasant becomes transfixed by a statue of the Virgin Mary, and petitions to be walled into a cell attached to the church as a religious hermit.
Distant Voices, Still Lives Trailer (1988)
16 November 1988
Siblings Maisie and Tony, along with their mother, gather for their sister Eileen's wedding. It is a joyous occasion, but through flashbacks, it becomes clear that the family was not always happy.
Velorama Trailer (2014)
06 July 2014
Documentary looking at a century of cycling. Commissioned to mark the arrival of the 2014 Tour de France in Yorkshire, the film makes full use of stunning British Film Institute footage to transport the audience on a journey from the invention of the modern bike, through the rise of recreational cycling, to gruelling competitive races.
Ali & Ava Trailer (2022)
02 March 2022
Sparks fly after Ali and Ava meet through their shared affection for Sofia, the child of Ali’s tenants whom Ava teaches.
Yardie Trailer (2018)
31 August 2018
Jamaica, 1973. When a young boy witnesses his brother’s assassination, a powerful Don gives him a home.
A Race for a Bride Trailer (1922)
01 November 1922
Dastardly deeds are afoot when rivals for the hand of a young woman vie against each other in a bicycle race.
Clash Trailer (2017)
01 September 2017
Commissioned by the BBC & BFI, CLASH is a short experimental documentary critiquing Britain's obsession with period dramas, and how they erase the diverse reality of Britain today.
Red Trailer (1996)
01 October 1996
In 1977, young Xiao Mei leaves China for the UK to enter into an arranged marriage. Speaking no English and feeling distant from her Elvis-obsessed new husband and his stern mother, Xiao Mei dreams of reuniting with her long-lost parents and brother.
Drift Trailer (2024)
09 February 2024
After fleeing civil war in Liberia, a formerly-privileged refugee is barely scraping by in her new life in Greece when she strikes up an unexpected friendship with a rootless tour guide.
Waiting For… Trailer (1970)
01 January 1970
An ironic love letter to the British drama/documentary tradition.
The Power Trailer (2021)
03 June 2021
London, 1974. As Britain prepares for electrical blackouts to sweep across the country, trainee nurse Val arrives for her first day at the crumbling East London Royal Infirmary.
Quiz Crime No. 2 Trailer (1944)
01 January 1944
The audience are invited to solve crimes. The two cases depicted are The Case of the Stolen Boy and The Hairless Boarder.
Rosebud Trailer (1991)
26 June 1991
A woman who comes across two women making love on a rooftop fantasizes about lesbian love.
Creature Trailer (2023)
23 February 2023
On a remote Arctic research station, a captive creature (played by the English National Ballet’s charismatic principal dancer Jeffrey Cirio) is unwittingly enlisted into a military program that subjects him to sinister experiments.
Burlesque Queen Trailer (1961)
01 June 1961
Tassel-spinning showgirl Tina stars in this rare 60s British burlesque stage show reel.
Thud and Blunder in "Knock-Off Time" Trailer (1964)
01 January 1964
Thud and Blunder learn what not to do while in a coal mine.
The Long Day Closes Trailer (1992)
22 May 1992
Bud is a lonely and quiet boy whose moments of solace occur when he sits in rapture at the local cinema, watching towering and iconic figures on the movie screen.
Martin Luther King at Newcastle University Trailer (1967)
13 November 1967
A remarkable event the great American civil rights leader, Martin Luther King makes a powerful speech on a unique visit to Newcastle University.
The Queen's State Visit to Iran Trailer (1961)
06 March 1961
2-6 March 1961 saw the Queen and Prince Philip make their first and only state visit to Iran. Their host was Mohammed Reza Pahlavi (1919-80), the Shah of Iran, who had already made an official visit to Britain in 1959.
So That You Can Live Trailer (1981)
11 January 1981
Documentary examining what it means to live in South Wales, made in collaboration with and focusing on the lives of the Butts family.
India Trailer (1929)
01 August 1929
Amateur film of the passage to India - complete with guest appearance by Gandhi.
Christmas at the Front Trailer (1914)
30 December 1914
Poignant scenes of Allied troops enjoying their Yuletide rations at the first Christmas of WWI.
Rate Rebates Trailer (1969)
03 September 1969
Zippy public information animation on how to keep up with the Joneses - by getting a rebate on rates.
Out with the Fishermen Trailer (1947)
01 July 1947
Adventures on a fishing boat as told by two young boys who experience what it takes to be a fisherman at sea.
An Engagement of Convenience Trailer (1914)
27 March 1914
A man fakes an engagement to a typist to please his rich aunt.
Herrings Trailer (1940)
04 September 1940
This informative herring aid from WWII makes no bones about the need to make the most of every fish.
The Charlton Boys Trailer (1968)
05 July 1968
Terrific portrait of Bobby and Jackie Charlton, pillars of football history, at the height of their playing careers.
Knees Up, Mother Brown Trailer (1964)
01 July 1964
70 is definitely the new 20 in this heart-warming 1960s documentary portrait of the Darby and Joan Club for elderly Cockneys.
Testimony Trailer (2025)
21 November 2025
An extraordinary group of women – supported by activist organisation Justice for Magdalenes – fight to hold the Irish government accountable for abuses in the Magdalene Laundries, Mother and Baby Homes, and the forced separation of families, which takes them all the way to the United Nations.
Water Wrackets Trailer (1978)
01 January 1978
Multifarious images of a lake are overlaid with water effects and a narrated history of the campaigns fought by the fictional water-wracket army.
20,000 Days on Earth Trailer (2014)
05 July 2014
A semi-fictionalized documentary about a day in the life of Australian musician Nick Cave's persona.
Giacometti Trailer (1967)
01 January 1967
The Arts Council commissioned this film to coincide with their major retrospective of Giacometti's work at the Tate Gallery (now Tate Britain) in the summer of 1965.
Limbo Trailer (2020)
28 September 2020
An offbeat observation of refugees waiting to be granted asylum on a fictional remote Scottish island.
Queen Elizabeth II in Pakistan Trailer (1961)
02 January 1961
In the middle of a six-week tour of the Indian sub-continent between January and March 1961, the Queen and Prince Philip visited Pakistan and East Pakistan, now Bangladesh.
After Love Trailer (2021)
04 June 2021
Set in the port town of Dover in the South-East of England, Mary Hussain suddenly finds herself a widow following the unexpected death of her husband.
Bollywoof Trailer (2027)
22 January 2027
A very British springer spaniel is lost in India, trying to find his human family. Basil the spaniel must team up with a streetwise Bollywood-obsessed street dog to survive.
Boxing Day Trailer (2021)
03 December 2021
Melvin, a British author living in America, returns home to London for Christmas to introduce his American fiancée Lisa to his eccentric British-Caribbean family.
Aristotle's Plot Trailer (1997)
01 June 1997
Tourneur, a self-proclaimed cinéaste, feuds with Cinema and his gang, who are obsessed with foreign action movies.
4 and 20 Fit Girls Trailer (1940)
01 January 1940
Flock to your local keep fit class - there's a war on and Britain needs its citizens in tip-top shape.
The Roads Not Taken Trailer (2020)
13 March 2020
The film follows 24 hours in the life of father and daughter Leo and Molly, as they weave their way around New York City, until their ordinary but stressful day takes on a hallucinatory and epic quality.
Loving Memory Trailer (1970)
21 September 1970
An isolated brother and sister live with their memories and a grisly secret.
ear for eye Trailer (2021)
16 October 2021
From front rooms, Black families, friends, students and older generations navigate British and American society today.
Silent Roar Trailer (2025)
16 January 2025
Dondo is a young surfer. His fisherman dad Willy disappeared a year ago. No sign of his boat, nor his body.
The Toll Trailer (2021)
05 August 2021
Brendan works solo shifts in the quietest toll booth in Wales, hiding from a criminal past where nobody would ever look.
The Day Shall Come Trailer (2019)
11 October 2019
An impoverished leader of a small religious commune in Miami is offered cash to save his family from eviction.
What Can I Do with a Male Nude? Trailer (1985)
01 January 1985
A male model's poses are accompanied by a photographer's narration exploring censorship, self expression and sexual desire.
Monsoon Trailer (2020)
25 September 2020
Kit can’t remember much of his native Vietnam. When he returns to the Land of the Golden Star for the first time in over thirty years, he takes in his local surroundings as any Western tourist would, and the environment is as exotic as the language is incomprehensible.
Religion and the People Trailer (1940)
01 December 1940
Documentary by Andrew Buchanan illustrating a time when faith lay at the heart of the British Experience.
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon Trailer (1998)
16 September 1998
In the 1960s, British painter Francis Bacon surprises a burglar and invites him to share his bed. The burglar, a working class man named George Dyer, accepts.
100 Years of Japanese Cinema Trailer (1995)
01 September 1995
The story of the first century of Japanese cinema from the point of view of the controversial Japanese filmmaker Nagisa Ōshima.
Reconstruction of Hill Street Birmingham Trailer (1949)
01 February 1949
An engineering feat: Second city civil engineers complete a new bridge to carry traffic over New Street's tangled railway intersections.