Days of Thrills and Laughter

Hansa

Footage of the German airship Hansa over Copenhagen.

1912

Sprængning af Træer i Dyrehaven

A group of military men uses explosives to de-root trees.

1907

Hunting the Panther

A hunter and his native helpers set up a trap, then taunt and shoot a panther. Next we see the locals skin the animal.

1909

Dr. Cook at Copenhagen

On 4 September Frederick Albert Cook (1865-1940) arrived in Copenhagen on the ship 'Hans Egede'. He received a hero's welcome as the first man to set

1909

Nanook of the North

This pioneering documentary film depicts the lives of the indigenous Inuit people of Canada's northern Quebec region. Although the production contains

1922

Girls Taking Time Checks

Almost 200 women file by a device on the wall from which they take their time checks. A man runs half-way across the screen at the end of the film.

1904

Panorama of Machine Co. Aisle

A camera on an overhead crane travels down a large, long aisle where men are shown working on large machinery on either side. Carts carrying equipment

1904

Testing Large Turbines, Westinghouse Co. Works

On the left of the screen, a small group of men lift the top off of what appears to be a turbine with a crane and continue to check the machine, tight

1904

Human Apes from the Orient

The subject is two grotesque-looking human beings who are sitting on the deck of a ship. The two weird individuals sit cross-legged and do the bidding

1906

Matisse

Between 1950 and 1955, Henri Langlois tried to produce, on behalf of the Cinémathèque française, several films devoted to great artists, with their co

1951

Grandma Despina

This scene is a part of the very first film shot produced by the Manaki Brothers. Despina, the Janaki and Milton Manaki's grandmother, was recorded we

1905

Harmontown

A comedic, brutally honest documentary following self-destructive TV writer Dan Harmon as he takes his live podcast on a national tour.

2014

Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall

A day-in-the-life documentary with Garry Marshall. Marshall was an executive producer for ABC and was responsible for such hit shows as Laverne and Sh

1979

Around China with a Movie Camera

A new film compiled from the BFI National Archive's unparalleled holdings of early films of China, features films from 1900-48 filmed across China. Th

2016

Movie Magic & Mysteries: The Making of Sherlock Jr.

Documentary about the making of Buster Keaton's silent comedy classic, Sherlock Jr. (1924).

2010

Weaving Women

A group of Macedonian women are shown hard at work.

1905

Himalayan Hero

Father and son take on a 4500km epic motorcycle adventure from the chaos of India to the Himalayas. Enduring the perils of stray animals, trucks, clif

2012

Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge

A film by Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince, shot in late October 1888, showing pedestrians and carriages crossing Leeds Bridge.

1888

Jackass 3D

Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, Wee Man and the rest of their fearless and foolhardy friends take part in another round of outrageous pranks a

2010

The Old Breed

“Getting to the top matters,” or so says veteran alpinist Mark Richey as he prepares to climb Saser Kangri II, at 7,518 meters the world’s second high

2012