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Chromosome SweetheartChromosome Sweetheart
Animation & Artists Moving Image20175 mins
Beautifully crafted animation reflecting on love as it takes on different shapes and identities.

Valentines' DayValentines' Day
News19734 mins Location: Birmingham
The office romance 1973-style: "My darling one, you could not be more wonderful or dear to me. My life would always be sublime, if you would be my Valentine."

A Date with an EnfieldA Date with an Enfield
Animation & Artists Moving Image20172 mins Location: Enfield
Personal film about love and memory, animated over hundreds of frames of Google Streetview.

Old Maid's ValentineOld Maid's Valentine
Comedy19001 minsSilent
Early comedy in which a cruel joke is played on an old maid

Flight of the SwanFlight of the Swan
Drama199212 mins
A young black ballerina rejects prejudice and finds her African spirit in Swan Lake.

WajoodWajood
Romance201712 mins
A young trans woman embarks on a poignant quest for love after falling for a rickshaw driver.

The Kiss in the TunnelThe Kiss in the Tunnel
Comedy18992 minsSilent
A snatched kiss in a railway tunnel, played by real-life married couple GA Smith and Laura Bayley

Three Big WordsThree Big Words
20024 mins
Miles (played by Simon Ludders) faces a challenge that many have stumbled over before and since.

Your Hand in MineYour Hand in Mine
Documentary198026 mins Location: Cardiff/Caerdydd
Old age hits, often along with loss of partner, mobility and abilities. Can it be embraced or does it have to be endured? Might it include love?

The Faithful HeartThe Faithful Heart
Romance193280 mins
20 years after saying goodbye to a young waitress and embarking on a war-bound ship, a naval officer discovers he has an adult daughter.

Love AffairLove Affair
Amateur film19749 mins Location: Colchester
Colchester Cine Club present romance and a case of mistaken identity in this intriguing short drama, shot on location in the club's home town in Essex.

Line EngagedLine Engaged
Drama20023 mins
Barry (played by Drew Mulligan) is taking no chances with his romantic proposal – he has back-up!

You and Your HealthYou and Your Health
Documentary197922 mins
The Community Health Council of Wales blows its own trumpet in myriad ways, including animation, to draw attention to their NHS advisory service.

Organ Donor Card: Organ BoxOrgan Donor Card: Organ Box
19931 mins
An urgently filmed appeal for organ donation.

The British Way of HealthThe British Way of Health
Documentary197327 mins Location: London
A portrayal of the NHS which shows off the “marvellous” system to audiences around the world.

Back to the CommunityBack to the Community
Documentary198629 mins Location: Bolton
Local authorities trial the Thatcher government’s new ‘care in the community’ initiative.

Tracing the Spread of InfectionTracing the Spread of Infection
Documentary194923 mins
Doctors undertake forensic-style detective work to identify the origins of outbreaks, in the fascinating film from the early days of the NHS.

The Strange Case of Penny AllisonThe Strange Case of Penny Allison
Government sponsored film200218 mins
Imelda Staunton and Hugh Laurie as you've not quite seen them before: in a comedy training video for Britain’s National Blood Service.
Featured collections

Carol Morley
Dreams, memories and reveries - the collected works of one of Britain's most distinctive filmmakers.

Black Britain on Film
Striking, illuminating and sometimes surprising images of black culture, community and characters, spanning over a century of British film and TV.

Stop Motion
Reality and fantasy collide to extraordinary effect when you bring the inanimate to life, one frame at a time.