Involving academics from multiple disciplines and the BFI’s own curators, these courses are designed to encourage students to engage in flexible learning with regular activities and debate.
Enriched with fascinating audio and video materials, many from the collections of the BFI National Archive, these courses are taught through the OU’s learning platform and are available worldwide.
UK-based students will also enjoy three months complimentary access to BFI Player.
Courses
A Story of Documentary Film
Documentary has been described as Britain’s greatest contribution to cinema. This six-week course traces the development of the documentary form in this country from the late Victorian period to the present day.
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Over six weeks you’ll be introduced to a wide range of films – short, global, archive, experimental and animated. These aim to challenge the way you watch moving images.
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Using a range of films and programmes from the BFI National Archive as key texts, this course explores themes and topics such as media and propaganda, fake news, and the nature of the media’s relationship with democratic politics.
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