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Summer Discord Summer Discord
Amateur film 1955 17 mins Silent Director: David Gladwell
A Summer Discord is silent, amateur short film directed by David Gladwell which is set in the countryside and tells the story of a little girl who is reprimanded by her mother.
Bread Bread
Drama 1971 68 mins Director: Stanley A. Long
A fun tale of hippies and rock and roll directed by the legendary Stanley Long and featuring cult British rock bands Juicy Lucy and Crazy Mabel.
Bronco Bullfrog Bronco Bullfrog
Drama 1970 87 mins Director: Barney Platts-Mills
A fascinating record of 1960s suedehead youth culture which is largely improvised by a non-professional cast of teenagers from east London
Carousella Carousella
Documentary 1965 26 mins Director: John Irvin
A controversial, well-made documentary that follows the lives of three young striptease artistes working in Soho.
Chelsea Bridge Boys Chelsea Bridge Boys
Documentary 1965 31 mins Director: Peter Davis and Staffan Lamm
Made for Swedish television, a look at a gang of "Rockers" who meet at a tea-kiosk on Chelsea Bridge.
Duffer Duffer
Drama 1971 75 mins Director: Joseph Despins and William Dumaresq
A bizarre study of obsession focusing on a teenage boy who is torn between the charms of a fleshly female prostitute and the sadism of an older man.
Herostratus Herostratus
Drama 1967 143 mins Director: Don Levy
Helen Mirren makes her film debut in the tale of a young poet (Michael Gothard) intent on turning his suicide into a mass-media spectacle.
Miss Thompson Goes Shopping Miss Thompson Goes Shopping
Animation & Artists Moving Image 1958 23 mins Director: David Gladwell
From the visionary British director David Gladwell, this 1958 short contrasting rural and urban life is based on the poem by Martin Armstrong.
Nightbirds Nightbirds
Drama 1970 78 mins Director: Andy Milligan
Dark drama about the doomed relationship of two down-and-outers living in the squalid East End of London in the early 1970s.
Private Road Private Road
Drama 1971 89 mins Director: Barney Platts-Mills
A compelling tale about the struggle for personal freedom, starring Bruce Robinson (Withnail and I).
Pub Pub
Documentary 1962 15 mins Director: Peter Davis
Short documentary originally made for Swedish television which opens the doors a typical working-class pub in East London.
Recluse Recluse
Crime 1979 29 mins Director: Bob Bentley
Based on the true story of a tragic murder and suicide that took place on the Luxton farm in Devon in the 1970s.
Repeater Repeater
Comedy 1979 75 mins Director: Chris Monger
Comic thriller which, with its unorthodox narrative about a woman's confession of a murder, deconstructs the conventions of the genre.
Requiem for a Village Requiem for a Village
Documentary 1975 68 mins Director: David Gladwell
The idyllic, pastoral past of a Suffolk village is reborn through memory in this extraordinary, little-known film from director David Gladwell.
Road to Saint Tropez Road to Saint Tropez
Drama 1966 31 mins Director: Mike Sarne
Director Mike Sarne's debut film is an 'anti-travelogue', starring Udo Kier.
Strip Strip
Documentary 1966 26 mins Director: Don Defina, Peter Davis and Staffan Lamm
Documentary about the lives of the women who work at a striptease club called The Phoenix on Old Compton Street, in the heart of Soho in the swinging sixties.
Anatomy of a Pin-up Anatomy of a Pin-up
Documentary 1971 30 mins Director: David Cohen
This documentary explores attitudes to nude modelling in Britain - models, photographers and members of the public express their opinions.
The Contraption The Contraption
Horror 1977 33 mins
Darkly humorous short in which a man builds a sinister contraption, the dreadful purpose of which is only revealed in the final shot.
The Home-made Car The Home-made Car
Comedy 1963 28 mins Director: James Hill
In this charming short film directed by James Hill, a man restores his dilapidated Bullnose Morris under the watchful eye of a curious young neighbour.
The Last Chapter (1974) The Last Chapter (1974)
Drama 1974 30 mins Director: David Tringham
Dark tale in which a best-selling author (Denholm Elliot) is unbalanced by an assured young fan (Susan Penhaligon) who questions the move into easy commercialism displayed in his recent writing.
The Party The Party
Animation & Artists Moving Image 1962 16 mins
The Party is a time-capsule short film about an art school get-together where a boy blows his chances with his date.
The Party's Over The Party's Over
Drama 1965 92 mins Silent Director: Guy Hamilton
The partying of a wild group of beatniks lead by Oliver Reed has shocking consequences. Written by Marc Behm, directed by Guy Hamilton and with music by John Barry.
You're Human Like the Rest of Them You're Human Like the Rest of Them
Animation & Artists Moving Image 1967 17 mins Director: B.S. Johnson
William Hoyland stars in this legendary, multi award-winning short film directed by the modernist writer and film-maker BS Johnson.