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10,000 tons of steel slides into the Clyde in the form of HMAS Australia, a ship that would serve the Australian Navy well in WWII.
Non-Fiction 1927 1 mins Silent
The second Australian Navy cruiser to be called the HMAS Australia slides into the Clyde on 17 March 1927 with few imagining the life ahead of her. The first ship to bear the name had been the flagship of the Australian Navy in WWI, before being scrapped as part of post-war disarmament treaties. This second incarnation saw a quieter service until the outbreak of WWII, receiving 8 battle honours and almost as many kamikaze attacks. Between the time that Lady Cook, the wife of a former Australian PM, christened the HMS Australia, and her scrapping at Barrow-in-Furness in 1956, almost a million miles passed her bows.
Industry sponsored film 1957 7 mins Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
The famous Swan Hunter shipyards on the Tyne grease the slipway for another stirring launch in the prosperous 1950s.
Non-Fiction 1918 5 mins Silent Location: Barnstaple
Barnstaple's experimental concrete-hulled ship gets a visit from a jolly Italian admiral.
Industry sponsored film 1940 34 mins Location: Royal Albert Dock
There’s breathtaking footage of the London’s docks at their bustling peak in this informative film celebrating the work of the Port Of London Authority.
1935 25 mins Location: Barrow-In-Furness
Paul Rotha’s brilliant film of the building and launch of SS Orion from the shipyards of Barrow-in-Furness.
Non-Fiction 1912 2 mins Silent Location: Southampton
Two of the earliest surviving editions of the Topical Budget newsreel, released in the aftermath of the Titanic disaster.
1936 2 mins Silent
The iconic Cunard White Star liner leaves the shipyard of her birth and ventures seawards for the first time.
Amateur film 1933 18 mins Silent Location: Clydebank
An historic gem of a film, in three sections, from William Craven-Ellis featuring Queen Mary and the fabulous luxury liner that bore her name
Documentary 1939 18 mins Location: Islay
Oil arrives at the Ayrshire coast: this fine documentary by Ruby Grierson tells the story.
1951 15 mins Silent Location: Clydebank
A party of children take an eye-opening tour of John Brown's Shipyard in Clydebank.
Non-Fiction 1928 1 mins Silent Location: Clydebank
A majestic new passenger ferry, the Duke of Argyll, defies the winter weather and launches in style on the Clyde.
Non-Fiction 1930 1 mins Silent Location: Clydebank
The steamship Princess Elizabeth glides down the slipway at Fairfield, Glasgow.
Cinemagazine 1970 14 mins Location: Clydebank
"The Clydesiders are still a tough lot" - as evidenced in this behind-the-scenes tour of a 1960s Clydeside shipyard.
Documentary 2019 16 mins
Three years after their father passed, a family of four women come together through a series of phone calls spanning over three months.
Animation & Artists Moving Image 2017 4 mins
A comedy-drama animation about two best friends growing up in the same world but experiencing it completely differently.
Drama 2018 8 mins
Samona Olanipekun explores the concepts of home, identity and belonging, from the starting point of the theme of globalisation.
Drama 2017 16 mins
Compelling story of a complex relationship between an imperious father and his son.
Documentary 2020 28 mins
Three African American fathers unravel the incomparable partnership of forgiveness and community.
Music video 2019 8 mins
A conceptual film following musical artist Jords’ quest to serendipity. The Tree of Life’ is the cornerstone of the film as he battles to triumph through grief.
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