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A new Working Girls’ Club offering classes in literacy and domestic tasks to local working-class girls.
Non-Fiction 1924 2 mins Silent
The new Working Girls’ Club at Dumfries & Maxwelltown is likely to have offered classes in literacy and domestic activities such as cooking and needlework to local working-class girls.
Government sponsored film 1946 14 mins Location: Dumfries
‘Electricity can do almost anything’ – farmers are encouraged to power up their farm
Non-Fiction 1910 4 mins Silent Location: Dumfries
These Doonhamers of Dumfries - the 'Queen of the South' - smile for the camera in this 'local topical' film
Travelogue 2006 65 mins Location: Land's End
Startling colour photography of 1920s Britain imbues Claude Friese-Greene’s 1920s road trip around Britain.
Non-Fiction 1901 1 mins Silent Location: Dumfries
Dumfries schoolchildren take their turn in the spotlight.
Non-Fiction 1901 1 mins Silent Location: Dumfries
A lively group of Scottish primary-school children plays up for the camera.
Non-Fiction 1901 2 mins Silent Location: Dumfries
Worshippers in their Sunday best file out of the Church.
Documentary 2019 6 mins
A short documentary about a young girl who leaves home to join a travelling Fun Park in hopes of finding a new family.
Animation & Artists Moving Image 2018 4 mins
Sleazy and vain Toast tries to win back an ex flame, the beautiful Egg, but the hideous Big Toast is now on the scene.
Drama 2019 4 mins
A female police officer sees more than she bargained for on her first tough day in the force.
Drama 2019 8 mins
Two old friends take a walk on a summer's afternoon and discover they have less in common than they thought.
Documentary 2020 4 mins
Three young women live in a society which has ingrained gender roles as law. They face the difficulties of being queer women in a close-knit religious society.
Drama 2019 10 mins
Vojta and Rami roam around Prague, witnessing the damage caused by mass tourism.
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