Scottish Documentary Institute Movies

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

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

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

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

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

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

A portrait of the planned community of Surprise, Arizona.

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

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

Sunday on the Isle of Lewis, 50 miles off the coast of Scotland: Jutta and Rille, artists from Berlin, are going for a swim. The Macleods take a...

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

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

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

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...

How has science impacted on our perception of God?

An intimate look at the daily happenings in a registrar office in Edinburgh.

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...