Launch of M.S. Joseph R. Smallwood 11th July 1972

The famous Swan Hunter shipyards on the Tyne grease the slipway for another stirring launch in the prosperous 1950s.

Barnstaple's experimental concrete-hulled ship gets a visit from a jolly Italian admiral.

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.

Paul Rotha’s brilliant film of the building and launch of SS Orion from the shipyards of Barrow-in-Furness.

Two of the earliest surviving editions of the Topical Budget newsreel, released in the aftermath of the Titanic disaster.

The iconic Cunard White Star liner leaves the shipyard of her birth and ventures seawards for the first time.

Stout Geordie shipwright Martin Welsh opts for stout after work in this regional TV spot.

A wonderfully sophisticated take on the wedding film crafted by a Tyneside musician for his brother and a stylish bride.

Explore the gleaming new interiors of the Tyne-built cargo ship Innesmoor.

A class act on the stage as school boys in drag tackle Gilbert and Sullivan’s swashbuckling opera.

A spectacular send off for migrants on board the Northern Star, a new ocean liner built and launched on Tyneside.

A vivid portrait of a tough working Tyneside community in Hebburn at the opening of a Roman Catholic infant school.

Three years after their father passed, a family of four women come together through a series of phone calls spanning over three months.

A comedy-drama animation about two best friends growing up in the same world but experiencing it completely differently.

Samona Olanipekun explores the concepts of home, identity and belonging, from the starting point of the theme of globalisation.

Compelling story of a complex relationship between an ​imperious​ ​father and his son.

Three African American fathers unravel the incomparable partnership of forgiveness and community.

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.