British Colonialism

Stories of Waitara combines oral histories, state of the art animations and powerful dramatic re-enactments to bring to life the narratives of Te...

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The painful story of Ireland and the Irish people, who struggled for centuries to free themselves from the tyrannical clutches of the British Empire;...

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Star-crossed lovers, Robert and Ariana, are caught up in the New Zealand wars of the 1860s. Ariana is claimed by the Maniapoto people as one of...

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Sunshine, an idyllic and almost forgotten island under British rule, is shortly to become independent. But a few days before this event is to take...

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There is an interlinking history of violent European colonialism and the cultural legacy of ethnographic collections in institutions. This...

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In 1971, Bahrain, Qatar and the UAE ceased to be part of Britain’s empire in the Middle East and became fully independent states. BBC News...

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This portait of life on the tea plantations is decidedly rosy – clearly, there are no exploited workers here. However, the film provides an...

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Shot with Malaysian skinheads in Penang, it’s a meditative fantasy on signs, signals and butterflies, leading to pointed reflections on the...

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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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A documentary that traces the life and times of Bhagat Singh, a committed Marxist who fought against British imperialism in undivided India and most...

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A documentary that traces the life and times of Bhagat Singh, a committed Marxist who most ably exemplified the spirit of revolutionary resistance...

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This 1944 black and white silent film provides brief glimpses of the lifestyle among Kenya's white/European settlers during the Second World War.

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Made in 1940 and sponsored by the Ministry of Information this film shows the food contributions supplied to Britain by various colonies and...

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Freedom, Nigeria's contribution to the 1957 Berlin Film Festival, was based on a play commissioned by the Moral Re-Armament Association. Based on a...

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