Scottish Documentary Institute Movies

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

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

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 portrait of the planned community of Surprise, Arizona.

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

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...

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

Relatives of Charles Byrne ‘The Irish Giant’ reckon with the legacy of a man both mythologised and misunderstood and the condition that...

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

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

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

How has science impacted on our perception of God?

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

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

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

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

With the local refinery closing, the town of Grangemouth is thrown into limbo.