John Grierson Movies

A record of an educational experiment in the small town of Chesterfield in Derbyshire.

Marionette parody of Cherry Kearton.

The life and work of the documentary pioneer.

The history of Scotland and the factors that have shaped the character of its people.

A look at the work of Glasgow's Medical Officer of Health.

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

A Cockney lad trains to be a messenger boy.

Marionette parody of Charlie Chaplin.

Documentary about shipbuilding on the Clyde. In 1960, Glasgow and other towns and ports on the River Clyde, on the west coast of Scotland, were still...

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

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

Marionette parody of Buster Keaton.

“Catching up with gossip, inspecting new ducklings, clambering over gates, walking across meadows - the life of a postman appears idyllic, but...

Short documentary about British education in the late 1930s.

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

The story of the North Sea herring fleets from Yarmouth and Lowestoft to Shetland.

This documentary short examines the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland on the...

A film made by the British General Post Office (GPO) in 1933, promoting the automation of telephone exchanges.

Filmed in Uganda, Man of Africa was assembled by legendary documentary producer John Grierson. The film depicts the mass migration of the Bakija and...

Short documentary about a trawler fishing for hake.