My films

The 'My films' feature allows you to build a personal list of films from the Moving Image Archive catalogue. To add films to your list use the 'Add to my films' button on the full description page for each film or in your search results.

For general enquiries about the archive please see the contact page or email MIAEnq@natlibscotland.mail.onmicrosoft.com.

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To create a list that you can access from any computer at any time, you need to register online and get a National Library of Scotland password. If you have an NLS password, you can log in now to create your films list.

'MINING REVIEW 8 No. 8 THIRTEENTH YEAR' added to 'My films'.

Films with full length videos

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DICKIE'S BOATBUILDERS YARD, LOCH FYNE [8596]

News footage of Dickie's of Tarbert boatyard on Loch Fyne, including shots of work on a Stella Class yacht.

Full length video available

Onsite only

1960

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FISHERWOMEN [N0164]

The story of the fisherwomen of Aberdeenshire.

Full length video available

Onsite only

1979

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HELLO THERE - VISIT TO A LIBRARY [N0392]

A boy and a girl visit a library; the librarian shows them services available in the library and how to use the catalogue to find a particular book.

Full length video available

Onsite only

1981

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'MINING REVIEW 8 No. 8 THIRTEENTH YEAR' thumbnail

MINING REVIEW 8 No. 8 THIRTEENTH YEAR [5702]

35 years After: Sir James Bowman, Chairman of the N. C. B. at Brynlliw colliery - reopened after 35 years; Stormy Genius: Eastwood, birthplace of D. H. Lawrence, son of a miner, whose Sons and Lovers is being filmed there; East Wemyss: Mining and weaving in this picturesque Scottish village; Lot 158: A chair made of coal auctioned at Sotheby's [synopsis from booklet Films on Coal Withdrawn from General Circulation].

Full length video available

Onsite only

1960

sound

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PARK [8006]

A Monty-Pythonesque animation telling the wacky tale of a statue in the local park called Seymour Highup, and what happens when his head falls off, and a supergranny steps in! Makes use of cut out and hand-drawn animation techniques.

Full length video available

Onsite only

1993

sound

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PASSING GLORY [7914]

When Spanish Civil War veteran Jessie McFarlane dies, the funeral is a mockery of her life and beliefs. Caught in a family divided by politics and religion Jessie's granddaughter, Sadie, makes a stand.

Full length video available

Onsite only

1986

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