Scottish Documentary Institute Movies

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

How has science impacted on our perception of God?

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...

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

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...

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...

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

A portrait of the planned community of Surprise, Arizona.

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

MIEZI KUMI (TEN MONTHS) is a short documentary of the love between Zacharia Mutai, his family and the last two northern white rhinos, which he has to...

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

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