Coi Movies

Part of BFI collection "Portrait of a People."

Featuring footage spanning from 1901 to 1985, this little-seen footage has been found from all across the UK. This programme allows an exploration int...

Power cuts, housing shortages and exorbitant rents – Aberdeen man goes head to head with his greedy landlady.

Colin Welland presents this public information film about the hazards of nighttime driving.

The World Is Rich is a 1947 British documentary film directed by Paul Rotha about food shortages after World War II, outlining steps underway to deal...

A look at the work of a policeman in rural Scotland.

The joys of 1960s modern education - as seen at a not-exactly-typical local comp.

Part of BFI collection "Police and Thieves."

An old fisherman compares his life with that of a modern fisherman and farmer. Film shows North East Scotland's industries, its scenery and its histor...

Britain's Special Operations Executive (SOE) provides trained agents, arms and other assistance to the European resistance groups fighting against Hit...

Watching Sierra Leone Greets the Queen gives one a flavour of the hectic nature of royal tours; in just one week (from the 25th November to the 1st De...

Impressions of contemporary British arts and fashion. Summary of art through the ages taking in every thing from Mary Quant to the Marat/Sade producti...

Designed to promote the National Cycling Proficiency Scheme: an N.C.P.S. student competes with another boy in a private cycling competition, organised...

Bricklayers, lawyers, teachers – disabled men and women are encouraged to retrain for new jobs

A short information film produced to get Britain ready for decimalisation.

A haunting fire prevention film about keeping matches out of the hands of children.

A short film to warn children of sexual predators.

An African tribe in the Eastern Nigerian village of Umana work to build a maternity hospital, with the aid of government officials, and against the op...

Reported cases of sexually transmitted disease took a sharp rise during and after World War II, but as this film testifies, sexual license amongst sol...

Documentary about shipbuilding on the Clyde. In 1960, Glasgow and other towns and ports on the River Clyde, on the west coast of Scotland, were still...