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  • 2013
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    Edwardian Insects on Film
    Edwardian Insects on Film

    9.00 2013 HD

    In 1908, amateur naturalist and pioneering filmmaker Percy Smith stunned early cinema goers with his footage of the juggling fly. Hailed as the...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Charlie Hamilton James

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  • 2017
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    Arcadia
    Arcadia

    7.10 2017 HD

    A provocative and poetic exploration of how the British people have seen their own land through more than a century of cinema. A hallucinated journey...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Ian Sexon

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    India On Flim
    India On Flim

    1 2017 HD

    As part of the 2017 UK/India Year of Culture, the British Council and British Film Institute share a unique collection of films documenting the...

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  • 1913
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    Early Trick Films
    Early Trick Films

    1 1913 HD

    Compilation of EARLY TRICK FILMs using various techniques 'to make the fantastic appear real'. Intertitles occur throughout.

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