Film and history
- Introduction
- Feature film
- Documentaries
- Newsreels
- Personal footage
- Interpretations
- Significance
- Use of sources
- Links to Film Education resources
Links to Film Education resources
Our most comprehensive resource for film and history teaching is Thinking Film, Thinking History: The Holocaust This free resource, designed for learners aged 13 and up, comprises a DVD of carefully chosen film clips supported by a CD ROM of classroom materials and teachers' notes.
Here is a selection of Film Education’s film-focused online resources with direct relevance for History teaching at Secondary level:
Links to Film Education resources
Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, The
Also see these ‘Topics’, which are broader generic resources relevant for introducing film to History teaching:
Holocaust Education and Film resource
You can also browse the Film Library or use the search box at the top of the page to search the site for further resources.
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