Scottish Documentary Institute Movies

A wind turbine development threatens a hunting estate in the Scottish Highlands.

An exploration of the power of music and words, looking at a blues musician recovering from a stroke.

Writer and filmmaker Michael Lee Richardson revisits a childhood favourite film and finds a secret hidden inside all along. Part biography, part...

A portrait of the planned community of Surprise, Arizona.

When a Palestinian filmmaker based in Scotland unearths a rarely-seen Scottish film archive of Palestinian wild flowers, he decides to reclaim the...

Sean uses the Piano to navigate life on the Autistic Spectrum. As he is drawn into new musical collaborations he must learn to balance his enthusiasm...

Through the interspecies gaze we observe one of the most ancient and highly honoured dog breeds, the Saluki. Guiding us in love, preparing us in...

A look at the array of mysterious, quirky objects received by fashion designer Paul Smith and the effect they have had on his life.

Prison life in the build up to the annual Scottish Prison Service hairdressing competition. Winning the coveted prize is the ultimate goal, but...

Following a politically engaged schoolboy from Easterhouse, Scotland in the lead-up to the 2014 Scottish independence referendum.

A filmmaker based in Scotland travels to Caracas to investigate claims of a weeping statue of the Virgin Mary.

A scientist in a laboratory in Scotland attempts to create synthetic life.

April loves music, dancing, trampolining and swimming, but with sensory difficulties faces challenges in the search for independence as her 16th...

Sebastién is a gay acrobat living for the thrill of the circus. Now the oldest acrobat in the troupe, he fears each show could be his last, as...

Fitting explores the relationship between the director, an amputee, and her prosthetist, by their contrasting experiences during the making of a...

A unique point-of-view insight into a day in the life of Jimmy McIntosh, a wheelchair user living with cerebral palsy who on a daily basis fights for...

A Scottish street soccer team attempt to make it to the finals of the Homeless World Cup in Austria.

An intimate portrait of three parents trying to come to terms with their missing children and struggling to move on with their own lives.

Through a shared camera, a mother and her young son map the emotional terrain of migration.

The story of Rudolph Hess's mysterious 1941 flight to Scotland.