Sir John Laing Missionary Films Calcutta, Darjeeling & Bihar

Stunning colour footage showing colonial life in the hills of Assam and bustling activity on the lakes below

Hear the Lama band, see the sacred dances: welcome to Sikkim, in the shadow of the Himalayas.

Evocative travelogue exploring life at the foot of the Himalayas, including tea gardens and a Buddhist shrine

One of the earliest films to be shot in India apparently shows the Calcutta ghats - or does it?

Indian high society enjoy themselves at a Calcutta garden party held to welcome the new Viceroy, Lord Irwin.

Botanical gardens in Bombay (now Mumbai) plus the highly decorative Jain Temple in Calcutta (now Kolkata) as they were in 1913.

Charlie Hammersley, a student from Northumbria University, explains how Mathieu Kassovitz's 1995 film holds up a mirror to society. 

The film-makers behind a haunting tale of love and community within a UK immigration detention centre visited the BFI Southbank to discuss their film.

Paul Thomas Anderson and Leonardo DiCaprio in Conversation at BFI Southbank, discussing the making of One Battle After Another.

Laura Mulvey in conversation, following her BFI Fellowship Award.

George Clooney visited BFI Southbank to look back on his life and career.

The Oscar®- winning director of Nomadland discusses her unique approach to filmmaking and the inspiration behind the adaptation of Hamnet.