British Film Institute Production Board Movie Trailers
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One of the Missing Trailer (1968)
02 December 1968
A Southern soldier in the American Civil War is sent to reconnoiter the enemy positions and becomes trapped beneath a huge pile of rubble by Northern cannon fire.
The Chalk Mark Trailer (1988)
01 January 1988
In and around the tenement blocks and rubbish tips of the Glasgow slums, this short film depicts a young boy’s perspective of his family, his friends and the local ‘bad man’.
Amazing Grace Trailer (1997)
01 January 1997
A young man (Aidan Gillan) arrives in the midst of London's Soho. He's from Belfast, he's anxious and he looks like he's running away from something.
The Telephone Trailer (1981)
01 January 1981
A young woman enacts an imaginative revenge on her boyfriend for playing away. Director Chris Petit made this three-minute short to test a new super 16mm Kodak film stock to be used on Peter Greenaway’s upcoming feature The Draughtsman’s Contract.
Angel in the House Trailer (1978)
01 January 1978
Inspired by Virginia Woolf, a young writer worries that marriage will hinder her literary ambitions. The film includes extracts from Virginia Woolf's novel To the Lighthouse and her essay Professions for Women, both read by feminist filmmaker and theorist Laura Mulvey.
Exchange and Divide Trailer (1980)
01 January 1980
A marital breakdown is brought to life through a mixture of dramatisation, monologue, montage and animation.
At the Fountainhead (Of German Strength) Trailer (1980)
01 January 1980
A rich and challenging account of the experiences of a German Jewish musician who settled in Britain to escape Nazi persecution.
Meat Trailer (1990)
01 January 1990
An old woman, her grandson, cabbage soup... A man arrives, bearing meat, setting in motion a situation which escalates beyond the point of barter.
Piccadilly Circus by Night Trailer (1995)
01 January 1995
European emigre Tanya moves to London to work as a family au pair. Still grieving for her recently deceased father and rejected by an old friend, Tanya draws closer to her employer's husband.
Anthrakitis Trailer (1998)
01 January 1998
Dolly, an elderly widow who lives alone, has been hoarding coal since the deaths of her husband and son years ago in mining accidents.
Mad Bad Mortal Beings Trailer (1992)
01 January 1992
Cait, who has lost her boyfriend Marvin to another woman, sets herself a number of rituals to help overcome her loss.
Justine Trailer (1976)
01 January 1976
A series of non-dramatic tableaux representing scenes from De Sade's novel.
Skinflicker Trailer (1972)
01 January 1972
This chilling and provocative faux home movie presents the story of three dissidents and their plan to commit a revolutionary act on film.
A Night in with the Girls Trailer (1997)
15 March 1997
Traces the role of women in British television, from 1946 to 1997.
Out of Order Trailer (1988)
01 August 1988
Unemployed Anthony announces he is joining the police, much to the horror of his girlfriend and friends.
Welcome to Britain Trailer (1976)
01 June 1976
Captures a moment in 1970s Britain's immigration debate, focusing on new arrivals at Heathrow as they wrestle with immigration law.
Magpie Trailer (2014)
09 June 2014
A man lives in a forest, surviving through murder and deceit. When he finds himself drawn to two strangers, his strict code of self-preservation is put to the test.
Solo Trailer (1968)
01 January 1968
Vinko Globakar, a virtuoso trombonist, plays on a stage, alone, Luciano Berio's Sequenza for Trombone.
Relax Trailer (1991)
01 February 1991
An elegant film about one man's fears and fantasies regarding HIV testing.
Loaded Trailer (1994)
01 September 1994
A group of young friends convene in the countryside to shoot a horror movie. But an experiment with LSD sees normal boundaries between them collapsing, and tragedy subsequently striking.
Was She There? Trailer (1996)
01 January 1996
On 2nd August 1995, a woman in a red dress travelled from London to Blackpool. Did you see her? Do you remember her?
The Song of the Shirt Trailer (1979)
01 January 1979
Song tells the story of the women who worked in Victorian London's clothing sweatshops, eschewing a conventional narrative in favour of a series of still photographs and acted reconstructions to show that this story has been rewritten/written-over many times before.
No Arks Trailer (1969)
01 June 1969
Animated retelling of the story of Noah's Ark by political cartoonist Abu.
Mass, or Monument for a Capitalist Society Trailer (1976)
01 January 1976
Mass was made during Sjöström’s years at the film department of the Royal College of Art, in cooperation with the London Filmmaker’s Co-op.
Shadowscan Trailer (2000)
01 January 2000
The pressures of her job in a hospital forces a young doctor to abandon a colleague suffering from depression to treat another patient.
Going Going Trailer (2001)
01 January 2001
Anna follows her absent Mother on her nightly ritual, as she walks round the family house, turning the house lamps on one by one.
Enverounen Trailer (1973)
01 January 1973
An elderly man takes a hypnotic journey through his memories in the moments before his death.
Fly a Flag for Poplar Trailer (1974)
01 January 1974
Poplar's long tradition of political and social activism is on show in this community film. The East London district has been home to both grassroots and high-profile radicals, from social reformer George Lansbury in the 1920s to the contemporary Teviot Festival Committee.
When the Dog Bites Trailer (1988)
18 September 1988
“Film questions whether the encouragement of very low paid jobs and schemes - both in general and specifically how they function in the area affected by the closure of the Consett steelworks in 1980 - is a sufficiently visionary response to the question of survival in post-industrial Britain.
Up, Down and Back Trailer (1966)
01 January 1966
The introspective, existential Sixties distilled into just eight minutes; modish young men look brooding and beautiful as they inwardly reflect on their lives, and punt down an autumnal River Cam.
Reversal Rotation Trailer (1975)
01 January 1975
Experimental film consisting of two super-imposed (in camera), continuous looping camera movements across a short stretch of the English Channel.
Workers Films of the ‘thirties Trailer (1981)
01 January 1981
Traces independent filmmaking in 1930s Britain, focused on coverage of political marches and rallies.
Capoeira Quickstep Trailer (1992)
01 January 1992
Capoeira is a Brazilian dance performed to African-based music. In a personal film collaboration between two friends, a part documentary, part docu-drama style explores the way this tropical dance is transformed when it reaches Britain.
The Mirocle Trailer (1976)
01 January 1976
It’s all me, me, me – this experimental animation on the Self wittily wraps up Jung and old philosophies in a Paul Klee-inspired design.
Passport Trailer (1967)
01 January 1967
A Kafkaesque story of the bureaucracy which governs our lives. A young man leaves his passport on a train and loses his identity in a mire of forms, documents and officialdom.
Journey Through Sound Trailer (1992)
01 January 1992
Follows the day-to-day experiences of a deaf woman, as she encounters the hearing world.
Lupus Trailer (1993)
01 January 1993
Story of a girl from Surrey who visits Jozef, a Slovenian artist living in Poland, and embarks on an affair.
Loop Trailer (1976)
01 January 1976
About animation itself, in which a live-action man's movements are mimicked by means of various animated techniques.
The Wanderings of Ulick Joyce Trailer (1968)
01 January 1968
A distinctive animated short inspired by Irish folk tales, made with assistance from the BFI Production Board.
Sunflowers Trailer (1968)
01 January 1968
Sunflowers, seen as a life source, with their life cycle visually equated with that of humans.
Miss Queencake Trailer (1991)
02 January 1991
A tragi-comic boat movie in which Beauty and The Beast live out their own particular fairytales.
The Bather Trailer (1995)
02 January 1995
Faulty plumbing in the home of a painter causes an old woman to be covered in red paint while she showers.
Incident Trailer (1971)
01 January 1971
An anti-short short. On three occassions a man overhears a car accident while relaxing in his room. He reacts with less and less concern to each crash.
Fish Tale Trailer (1994)
01 January 1994
An Englishwoman travels to a Normandy village to investigate her husband's disappearance.
Wind Vane II Trailer (1975)
01 January 1975
Gusts of wind on Hampstead Heath give shape to an exploratory film that seeks to present landscape in a different way.
Globe of Delights Trailer (1971)
01 January 1971
The world seen as a vast carnival, in which the clowns imitate the greed and avarice of human beings.
Comrade Lady Trailer (1987)
01 January 1987
A woman encounters her memories, explored through dance. Featuring Marguerite Porter, former Principal Ballerina at the Royal Ballet.
Crops and Robbers Trailer (1986)
01 January 1986
World hunger: this partly animated film points out the connections between surplus and famine. It shows a game of chance being played across continents and down the centuries.
Sea Spell Trailer (1967)
01 January 1967
Fantasy about a sailor and a mermaid using an animated paper sculpture.
The Adventures of Flutterguy Trailer (1976)
01 January 1976
An imaginative examination of the Superman myth, using animated collages of re-tinted photographs and featuring the world’s first superhero who’s part-man, part-butterfly!
Viola Trailer (1967)
01 January 1967
Horror story using stills. Based on the short story by Richard Davis.
Shakti Trailer (1992)
01 January 1992
A rhythmic beat punctuates a solitary Asian woman’s life as she engages her inner goddess to turn trash into treasure.
Memory Trailer (1967)
01 January 1967
The words to the Paul McCartney-penned Beatles classic Penny Lane are vividly illustrated in this short montage film, released in the same year as the track, which juxtaposes characters inspired by the song with suburban street scenes and St.
The Park Trailer (1967)
01 January 1967
A day in a park, from the gates opening to their closure at dusk.
Wasps Trailer (1997)
01 January 1997
A wasp exterminator travels to a large stately home to deal with a wasp infestation problem. However when he arrives he is greeted by a dysfunctional, hate filled family that attacks each other with spite and hurtful remarks.
Aged Feet in a Carpet Hall Trailer (1970)
01 January 1970
Sparse chapters from a mysterious, lonely life are witnessed from a passing train.
Postal Delivery Trailer (1971)
01 January 1971
Captures the peculiar, Python-esque events that follow after a young man gets his hand stuck in a letter box.
Beyond Image Trailer (1969)
02 January 1969
A psychedelic film showing swirls and bubbles of colours to the music of Soft Machine.
This Charming Man Trailer (1995)
14 December 1995
A portrait of an ex-coalminer turned inventor of the horse jaquzzi and Morrissey fanatic.