The Song of the Shirt

The Song of the Shirt 1979

1

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.

1979

One of the Missing

One of the Missing 1968

7.10

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. His loaded gun is left pointing precariously at him and he is faced with imminent death.

1968

Loaded

Loaded 1994

3.90

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.

1994

Welcome to Britain

Welcome to Britain 1976

1

Captures a moment in 1970s Britain's immigration debate, focusing on new arrivals at Heathrow as they wrestle with immigration law.

1976

Going Going

Going Going 2001

1

Anna follows her absent Mother on her nightly ritual, as she walks round the family house, turning the house lamps on one by one. In the course of the lamp walk, Anna talks about being afraid of the dark and of the secrets that all families and lovers keep from one another.

2001

Shadowscan

Shadowscan 2000

1

The pressures of her job in a hospital forces a young doctor to abandon a colleague suffering from depression to treat another patient.

2000

At the Fountainhead (Of German Strength)

At the Fountainhead (Of German Strength) 1980

1

A rich and challenging account of the experiences of a German Jewish musician who settled in Britain to escape Nazi persecution. Two of his friends are being sued by a former SS Kommandant, who denies their accusation that he was responsible for the genocide of 300 Belgians. Documentary interviews and archive footage merge with dramatised scenes to create a new way of representing history and memory.

1980

Angel in the House

Angel in the House 1978

1

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.

1978

K

K 1954

5.20

Short film adaptation of Kafka's 'The Metamorphosis'.

1954

Miss Queencake

Miss Queencake 1991

4.00

A tragi-comic boat movie in which Beauty and The Beast live out their own particular fairytales.

1991

Viola

Viola 1967

1

Horror story using stills. Based on the short story by Richard Davis.

1967

Skinflicker

Skinflicker 1972

1

This chilling and provocative faux home movie presents the story of three dissidents and their plan to commit a revolutionary act on film. Bicât and scriptwriter Howard Brenton explore the consequences and co-option of political violence with hard, grubby directness and a pre-punk, semi-nihilistic attack on bourgeois values.

1972

Out of Order

Out of Order 1988

3.67

Unemployed Anthony announces he is joining the police, much to the horror of his girlfriend and friends.

1988

Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace 1997

1

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. Then, by chance, he meets Grace, a prostitute who happens to come from Belfast too. A connection is made and, for a brief time, she seems to offer the chance of a new future.

1997

Requiem for a Village

Requiem for a Village 1975

6.50

The idyllic, rural past of a Suffolk village comes to life through the memories of an old man who tends a country graveyard.

1975

Never Come Morning

Never Come Morning 1989

1

A poetic young man crosses paths with a young runaway woman, and together they embark on an all-night journey through London’s sleepy metropolis.

1989

Solo

Solo 1968

1

Vinko Globakar, a virtuoso trombonist, plays on a stage, alone, Luciano Berio's Sequenza for Trombone.

1968

Comrade Lady

Comrade Lady 1987

1

A woman encounters her memories, explored through dance. Featuring Marguerite Porter, former Principal Ballerina at the Royal Ballet.

1987