China Town

BFI Curator Dylan Cave, filmmaker/novelist Xiaolu Guo (She, a Chinese) and screenwriter Selina Lim (Painkiller) introduce the ‘Chinese Britain on Film’ collection.

Composition is the key as Nancy Kuo guides us through the strength and grace of her art in her Camden Town studio.

Stylishly realised portrait of Chinese priest Peter Kao, who offers a Christian welcome to sailors from his homeland.

Labour, Tory or Alliance - where does the political allegiance of the West Midlands Chinese community lie?

From the House of Liang Nam to the Kam Ling Bamboo Rooms: the pioneers who made the long journey from Hong Kong to bring Chinese food to Birmingham.

A mixed race son visits his Chinese father in Milton Keynes.

All ashore! Passengers disembark and crew offload after a long Atlantic crossing.

Mrs Elizabeth Baker unwinds after a busy day with a nice cup of drinking chocolate.

Bookbinding and a bagatelle: training for disabled people in the interwar years.

Student life and all that jazz - a visit to Liverpool University in1952.

It's a hard life being an misunderstood genius - I really should get out more.

Good luck and safe motorcycling! Let the experts show you how.

When the future rocks up at your front door and punches you in the face, there's only one thing to do: go on a massive f*cking bender.

Through spoken word poetry coupled with evocative images, Dudu explores the issue of colourism and its effects on self-identity.

When an astronaut ponders the silence of space, he comes upon a startling self-realisation.

Teenage Freddie doesn't seem to think that the apocalypse would be all that bad, as he boogies his troubles away on a gorgeous sunny hill.

The rickshaw drivers, 'Autowalas', of New Delhi, talk about economic struggles, stigmas, politics and cultural issues that impact their livelihoods.

This short animation reflects on whether each breath is a moment of respite or agitation.