Bfi Experimental Film Fund Movies

  • 1963
    Ten Bob in Winter

    Ten Bob in Winter

    Ten Bob in Winter

    51963HD

    An unemployed black student borrows ten shillings from a friend, then lends the money to a musician he has just met.

    Ten Bob in Winter
  • 1964
    The Peaches

    The Peaches

    The Peaches

    01964HD

    A film fantasy concerning the adventures of a modern girl whose passion for peaches is eventu­ally replaced by a very different type of passion.

    The Peaches
  • 1952
    Animated Genesis

    Animated Genesis

    Animated Genesis

    61952HD

    The story of the evolution of life on Earth in animated form.

    Animated Genesis
  • 1979
    Film (A Screenplay by Samuel Beckett)

    Film (A Screenplay by Samuel Beckett)

    Film (A Screenplay by Samuel Beckett)

    61979HD

    A man attempts to remain hidden from view from the camera and other eyes.

    Film (A Screenplay by Samuel Beckett)
  • 1967
    Herostratus

    Herostratus

    Herostratus

    6.21967HD

    When a young poet hires a marketing company to turn his suicide into a mass-media spectacle, he finds that his subversive intentions are quickly...

    Herostratus
  • 1961
    The First Step

    The First Step

    The First Step

    01961HD

    A child discovers her ambition on her first day at a new school. First act of a three-act ballet, "The Choice", with music by Tchaikovsky.

    The First Step
  • 1955
    Rowlandson's England

    Rowlandson's England

    Rowlandson's England

    01955HD

    England of Thomas Rowlandson's day, seen through his drawings and cartoons.

    Rowlandson's England
  • 1962
    Nine, Dalmuir West

    Nine, Dalmuir West

    Nine, Dalmuir West

    51962HD

    The tram system of Glasgow and the last weekend of the service.

    Nine, Dalmuir West
  • 1962
    The Pit

    The Pit

    The Pit

    7.31962HD

    Experimental gothic short, adapted from Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Pit and the Pendulum'.

    The Pit
  • 1956
    A Short Vision

    A Short Vision

    A Short Vision

    6.31956HD

    The leaders, the wise men, the leopard, the deer, the owl and the rat all look up in the sky in fear as a strange object flies through the sky.

    A Short Vision
  • 1955
    Bride and Groom

    Bride and Groom

    Bride and Groom

    01955HD

    I now pronounce you... animated! Newlyweds meet a nuisance in an playful mix of cartoon comedy and real-life actors, including Roobarb legend Bob...

    Bride and Groom
  • 1965
    Boy and Bicycle

    Boy and Bicycle

    Boy and Bicycle

    5.71965HD

    A teenage boy plays truant from school, and spends the day riding around the town and the deserted beach on his bicycle, letting his mind wander as...

    Boy and Bicycle
  • 1961
    Man of Rope

    Man of Rope

    Man of Rope

    01961HD

    Story of a man in prison, condemned to death, and his subsequent execution. Inspired by "Ballad of Reading Gaol" by Oscar Wilde.

    Man of Rope
  • 1957
    Nice Time

    Nice Time

    Nice Time

    61957HD

    A montage of the night-life of Piccadilly Circus across the hours, from early evening to the last lingering passers-by.

    Nice Time
  • 1961
    Michael

    Michael

    Michael

    01961HD

    Sensitive portrait of a boy with Down syndrome, and the small village that includes him.

    Michael
  • 1956
    Together

    Together

    Together

    6.91956HD

    The workaday boredom and crushing hardships of London's East End in the 1950s, seen from the point of view of two deaf-mutes who share a strong bond...

    Together
  • 1961
    Circus at Clopton Hall

    Circus at Clopton Hall

    Circus at Clopton Hall

    01961HD

    On a summer's day, a group of children improvise a circus at an abandoned farm in Suffolk.

    Circus at Clopton Hall
  • 1965
    In Separation

    In Separation

    In Separation

    01965HD

    In Separation - of what from what? Sound, image; cause, consequence; people? The breaking apart of a relationship is exteriorised far beyond the taut...

    In Separation
  • 1958
    Amelia and the Angel

    Amelia and the Angel

    Amelia and the Angel

    6.41958HD

    A young girl (Amelia) is distressed and feeling guilty about losing the wings she was to wear in her school play. Then she notices an angel and...

    Amelia and the Angel
  • 1959
    Refuge England

    Refuge England

    Refuge England

    7.51959HD

    Short drama-documentary showing the first day in England of a Hungarian refugee.

    Refuge England