John Grierson Movies

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

Legendary film director Alfred Hitchcock pays tribute to the "father of the documentary", John Grierson, exploring what made his work so...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short documentary about British education in the late 1930s.

Marionette parody of Buster Keaton.

Marionette parody of Tom Mix.

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