Film database
Films from 1970 to 1979, ordered by year, title

Image Title Category Year Vimeo URL YouTube URL Description Awards
Take a LetterTake a LetterComedy1970A Club Promo.
The Big FlapThe Big FlapComedy1970https://vimeo.com/101512298Taking off is easy - it's the landing that's the problem!
The ChameleonThe ChameleonDrama1970A silent film inspired by "The Day of the Jackal"
The DongThe DongDrama1970https://vimeo.com/108053523Based on Edward Lear’s nonsense poem, THE DONG WITH THE LUMINOUS NOSE.Won a coveted award as one of the TEN BEST FILMS of 1970 and a DRAGON TROPHY at the 1970 WELSH SEVEN COMPETITION.
The Monks of PrinknashThe Monks of PrinknashDocumentary1970https://vimeo.com/128271319The Abbot of the Benedictine monastery near Gloucester gave the unit complete access to all aspects of their life. The result is a fascinating insight into their community.
The ShowmenThe ShowmenDocumentary1970https://vimeo.com/101792816In an interview with Showman Henry Rogers, "We carried it all in for 17 shillings!"
An affectionate look at one of the last showmen families.
Dead Man’s LaughDead Man’s LaughDrama1971https://vimeo.com/101790193An escaped prisoner steals a car for a quick getaway.
Moral: Look in the boot!
Kennet and Avon CanalKennet and Avon CanalDocumentary1971https://vimeo.com/101078425Documentary about the canal's restoration. Starts with some history of its origin and downfall. Scenes then show the locks being cleared of rubbish and pollution.Awarded FOUR STARS at the 1972 TEN BEST COMPETITION.
Edward JennerEdward JennerDrama1972https://vimeo.com/101692948A "costume" drama about the life of Edward Jenner who discovered a vaccination process against the terrible scourge of 18th/ 19th century England and the world, SMALLPOX.
Theme in MovementTheme in MovementDrama1972A "demonstration item" performed by the South Bristol Technical College Leaders Keep Fit Class. We are invited to film it so that they can use it as a teaching aid.
Tomorrow has been CancelledTomorrow has been CancelledDrama1972https://vimeo.com/101512297https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5XHzFw01jM When 'electronic' music was becoming popular (synthesisers, musique concrète) this is one man's visual interpretation of the new sound.
No hidden messages or obscure meanings - just creative imagination.
Water Festival '72Water Festival '72Documentary1972We are invited to film the Bristol Water Festival for the the South West branch of the Inland Waterways Association. The result is a 20 minute record for posterity.
Bristol 24416Bristol 24416Drama / Documentary1973Made for the Bristol Department of Health and Social Services this dramatised documentary shows something of the work of Bristol's VD clinic.
Bristol 600Bristol 600Documentary1973https://vimeo.com/101082607By Royal Charter granted in 1373 by King Edward III, Bristol became a City and County independent of both Gloucestershire and Somerset. On a rare sunny day in the wet summer of 1973, Queen Elizabeth II came to open the celebrations.
Charlotte Street OrpheansCharlotte Street OrpheansMusic1973https://vimeo.com/267861244A club members exercise in cutting to music.
Sit back, relax and enjoy the Charlotte Street Orpheans rendition of “The Bridge.”
Plus a full supporting programme of other popular old favourites.
Mothers DayMothers DayDrama1974https://vimeo.com/168535780A down-and-out who, while sitting with two cronies around a fire in a derelict area, sees a reference to Mothers' Day in a scrap of newspaper. In spite of his befuddled state he determines to go and see his Mum and take her some flowers.
Sounds in a Propriate (Super Chopper)Sounds in a Propriate (Super Chopper)Comedy1976https://vimeo.com/170465869We set out to make a film with all the WRONG music. The result? Tree surgeons that fly and Peter falls in love .
Yoga with JoyYoga with JoyDocumentary1976"Find a quiet retreat for the practice of yoga, sheltered from the wind, level and clean, free from rubbish, smoldering fires and ugliness, and where the sound of waters and the beauty of the place help thought and contemplation."
Made in 1976 for Joy Burling, a local Yoga teacher.
Bristol Celebrations 1977Bristol Celebrations 1977Documentary1977https://vimeo.com/100896325The Silver Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 1952-1977.
The Queen comes to Bristol and we are there to record the event.
The Odd JobThe Odd JobComedy1977https://vimeo.com/170674460A comedy involving two odd-job men and their efforts to take a couple of tailor's dummies from one place to another.
PursuitPursuitDrama1978https://vimeo.com/181952516A fast-paced chase sequence around the streets of Bristol and the old warehouse district.
Moral: Leave the cat basket at home!
SoundOmatic XLSoundOmatic XLComedy1979https://vimeo.com/172430588We invent a revolutionary new cine camera that doesn't use film and creates its own sounds. Watch as we do field trials on this amazing breakthrough in camera design.
Summer ChangesSummer ChangesDrama1979https://vimeo.com/108056062A period piece set in the 'twenties and tells of the changes in relationship between a young man and the two people closest to him, his father and his girl friend.
Awarded FOUR STARS at the 1979 TEN BEST COMPETITION.