TV documentary about Chinese families living and working in Glasgow and Edinburgh, the problems they face in terms of housing, education, work and community relations, and the provisions in place to a...
The Forth Rail and Road Bridges shot from the ferry crossing the river Forth.
Visuals of police divers at work in the Clyde-Forth canal and of a boat, the "Sea Horse" passing through canal lock gates, showing the operation of locks and bridges along the canal.
Romantic adventure film in which Betty, who dreams about pirates, and her father, a gullible professor, are tricked by a bunch of real pirates. They are rescued by a young man who has a crush on Betty...
An educational film tracing the history of shipping and the shipbuilding industries on the Clyde estuary.
The film opens with Oxford Street in London and declares that "luxury shopping" is not helping the war effort. This is contrasted with the ways in which women do help: a mother looking after her two s...
A demonstration on how to use a Seine net for trawling. This film was planned by the Marine Laboratory Aberdeen, as part of their research programme on the efficiency of fishing gear. "Grateful ackn...
A look at the social and economic changes in Scotland during the 1950s, after the upheaval of the war. From the restoration of Iona Abbey to the development of new industries.
"And-Ek Ghes..." (2015/16)
German movie poster of "And-Ek Ghes..." (2015/16)
German movie poster of "Salt and Fire" (2015/16)
Michael Shannon in "Salt and Fire" (2015/16)
Veronica Ferres in "Salt and Fire" (2015/16)
Veronica Ferres, Michael Shannon in "Salt and Fire" (2015/16)
Michael Shannon, Veronica Ferres in "Salt and Fire" (2015/16)
"Above and Below" (2012-14)
Volker Michalowski, Veronica Ferres, Gael García Bernal (in the front from left to right) in "Salt and Fire" (2015/16)
The Forth Rail and Road Bridges shot from the ferry crossing the river Forth.
35 mm - NB
Mary is in love with a young farmer, who goes abroad to earn money. During his absence, Mary's family is assailed by disease and poverty. Since she has not heard from her beloved for a long time, she ...
Presentation of Brussels by the puppets Toone and Woltje.
A record of the renovation work on the Bellhaven cafe, Wishaw, Lanarkshire, between 1948 to 1955; shows the work of masons, joiners, glaziers and the Cocozza family on the new Cafe, and the interest o...
Television documentary from the mid 1960s about the redevelopment of Dundee: new houses, destruction of slums, the building of the Tay Road Bridge, growth of shops and industry.