Basil Wright Movies

Ambitious documentary chronicling the cultural life and religious customs of the Sinhalese and the effects of advanced industrialism on such customs.

Experimental documentary focusing on a day in the life of city workers, featuring montage sequences and repetition to emphasise the monotony of...

A 1940 black and white film, production sponsored by the Colonial Empire Marketing Board. 'The East African colonies are introduced as...

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

Propaganda short showing how London is coping with World War II.

An overview of the shepherd's life during the lambing season.

The occupation of the Channel Islands.

Early documentary, slung together from footage depicting the first invasion of North America by Europeans, designed to show industrial technology's...

Short documentary about British education in the late 1930s.

Deals with Britain's treatment of mental health in wartime. Shows a specialized hospital for military and civilian patients and gives a picture of...

UNESCO-funded "one world" documentary by Paul Rotha and Basil Wright.

The story of a ship's arrival, unloading and departure from the Port of London in 1951, and all the life of the docklands and the river. Made for the...