Yorkshire Film Archive Online

YFA online: featured film

RACHEL DISCOVERS THE SEA

This is a film that captures a Rotherham family holiday to Whitby and Filey on the East Coast of Yorkshire.

Welcome to Yorkshire Film Archive Online.

Here is the first version of YFA Online, featuring a selection of the films that it will contain in the future. We invite constructive comments from viewers to ensure that the final resource meets the needs of all its users – click on ‘Contact’.

The films that can be viewed here reflect the entirety of Yorkshire life over 100 years. They show the lives of people as seen through their own eyes, in films made by themselves. This is a collective resource that is not just somewhere to view films, but also a place for discussion that everyone can participate in.

Using YFA Online you can:

Search for films by using a keyword search, advanced search or browse by decade, theme or area.
Find out more about each film by the description, contextualisation and further information.
Share information, personal stories and comments, and upload images relating to the films.
Bookmark films to your personal favourites.
Make creative use of the films – for personal use or as part of an interactive community.

To make full use of these features just Register: it is simple and free.

For more information on how to use the site, visit the help page.

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