Scottish Documentary Institute Movies

In a mental health respite house in Scotland, the guests reveal the power that food holds over them.

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

Kela was abandoned as a child in Bangladesh and adopted by a British family. Twenty-five years later, she returns for the first time.

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

The true story of a group of factory workers in Scotland who stood up to a military dictatorship in Chile.

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

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...

How has science impacted on our perception of God?

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

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 blind woman prepares to be introduced to her partner's family three thousand miles away.

In the Basque town of Altsasu, the beds of seven young men lie empty. As the town celebrates its annual festival, Altsasu follows Igone as she copes...

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

In rural Spain, where increasingly villages are left uninhabited, Cari (79) and Vicente (80) get a second chance at teenage love, feeling free to...

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

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

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

Cunenk grew up as a girl trapped in a boy’s body. She could not wait to leave her village and become a performer.

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...