John Grierson
April 26, 1898 · 128 years old
John Grierson (1898–1972) was a pioneering Scottish filmmaker and producer who shaped the documentary film movement, earning recognition as the father of British and Canadian documentary cinema. He famously coined the term "documentary" in 1926 and championed the idea that film should serve as a too…
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Night Mail
1936 · 25m · Movie
Shows the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland overnight.
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The New Generation
2025 · 1h 7m · Movie
A record of an educational experiment in the small town of Chesterfield in Derbyshire.