Scottish Documentary Institute Movies

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

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

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

This rare and intimate portrait explores a young woman’s perspective about living with albinism – a condition which has often made her an...

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...

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...

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A look at the day to day job of the Tooth Fairy.