John Krish Movies

A depiction of life in wartime Britain during the Second World War. Director Humphrey Jennings visits many aspects of civilian life and of the...

An exhortation to drivers to pay attention to road safety. In just 15 minutes, John Krish manages to give this road safety film something new and...

National insurance made amusing by the eccentric Richard Massingham.

Focuses on the work of the Air Transport Auxiliary or ATA. By 1941, literally hundreds of RAF fighters and bombers needed to be flown each day...

A fond farewell to London's trams - whose peculiarly endearing qualities were discovered only at the threat of their disappearance.

A refugee family comes to terms with living in the UK and adjusting to a new language and culture.

A shadowy man in black warns viewers of the perils of forgetting to follow the simple two second rule - that is, keeping a sufficient distance from...

Another of Richard Massingham's films about the dangers of sneezing and germ transmission, and what to do with used handkerchiefs

Made for the NSPCC by the noted film director John Krish, They Took Us To The Sea follows a group of children taken by Inspectors of the NSPCC on an...

A day in the life of a Post Office counter clerk showing the complexities of his duties and the problems that arise.

While a mother busies herself with sewing, a clock counts down the last minute of her daughter’s life as we hear a chilling voiceover reminding...

A BAFTA award winning documentary looking at apartheid in South Africa and the Sharpville massacre.

In every industry men still need skill and knowledge, but the addition of a dash of imagination will often mean more pleasure from the job as well as...

Part of BFI collection "Worth the Risk?"

Part of BFI collection "Police and Thieves."

A few hours in the lives of the pupils at a contemporary Secondary Modern school in Hertfordshire, England.

Part of BFI collection "A Day in the Life."

Whether it is a paddle in the sea or a visit to some Roman remains, a day spent watching the countryside go by or an afternoon's inspection of a...

Humane recruitment film made for the prison services, following three new recruits on a tour of a facility.

The drama and spectacle of steelmaking at Ebbw Vale.