Trawl in Action

An amazingly complex cinema ad, disguised as a trailer for a film that never existed

Super soft-sell Persil ad, in the guise of a lush Technicolor essay on colour itself.

Pratfalls galore in rib-tickling commercial for Bush radios.

This propaganda advert encourages housewives to use Persil, the powder that gives “longer life to your linens”.

A Co-op window dresser dreams of his mannequins coming to life in this musical fashion fantasy.

“There is nothing you can beat about the Bush”: the wireless wows in this stylish ad for Bush Radio.

Humphrey Jennings’ once-lost film, initiated as an experiment in the use of Dufaycolor, records one of the last voyages of a commercial sailing ship.

Adam Smith of Northumbria University explains why Andrea Arnold's coming-of-age story, about a girl who uses dance to escape, is his favourite film on BFI Player.

Noah Ball of Northumbria University explains why you should seize the chance to watch Nicolas Winding Refn's debut.

Kyle MacLachlan talks to BFI CEO Ben Roberts about working with David Lynch on the legendary series Twin Peaks.

Writer-director Laura Carreira talks to Nia Childs about her debut feature, On Falling.

Writer, director and performer Amrou Al-Kadhi talks to Rico Johnson-Sinclair about their debut feature.

Payal Kapadia discusses her Cannes prize-winning and Bafta-nominated drama with Ashanti Omkar.