My films

The 'My films' feature allows you to build a personal list of films from the Moving Image Archive catalogue. To add films to your list use the 'Add to my films' button on the full description page for each film or in your search results.

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Films with clips

		CONSTRUCTION OF TANKER "NORDIC CLANSMAN" [2448] Several reels relating to the construction of a tanker in two halves at the Scott-Lithgow shipyard. (CONSTRUCTION OF TANKER "NORDIC CLANSMAN")		1979 mute col
		NURSERY NURSING [4124] Television documentary showing the training of nursery nurses. The film explores the training given to the nurses and how the nurses use this training in their job. The documentary follows the nurses through various types of nurseries i.e.. day nurseries, boarding nurseries etc. [The nurseries used in the documentary were based in Glasgow].	Onsite only	1969 sound bw

Films with full length videos

		BEST MAN [7855] On a sprawling estate on the outskirts of suburbia, Leanne 13, is a child who has had to grow up fast. With a mother who left years ago, her dad Jim takes it for granted that Leanne will continue the domestic duties where his wife left off.	Onsite only	2001 sound col
		BUTTERFLY [7967] This rare and intimate portrait explores a young women's perspective about living with albinism - a melanin deficiency which has often made her an outsider.	Onsite only	2007 sound col
		CLOSURE OF THE 'STEAMIES' IN EDINBURGH, the [T0020] Edinburgh "steamies" are being closed, film of interviews with the housewives about the closure.	Onsite only	1971 sound col
		RIDING OF THE MARCHES, ANNAN [2196] Riding of the Marches annual celebrations in Annan from 1960, including the "snuffing" ceremony and coronation of the Queen of the Border. [Believed to have been made as a public relations exercise for the local community].	Onsite only	1960 silent bw

Films without videos

BRAIN DAMAGE [8062] Teen tribes, a vicious attack and musical redemption all feature in this stylised blend of live action and rostrum animation, featuring music by Return to Field. [Fourth of four short films based on stories by 13 to 18-year-olds, commissioned from across the UK through the NSPCC and Channel 4's IDEASFACTORY] [synopsis from BFI website]

2006 sound col