The Scottish Arts Council Movies

  • 1996
    The Beauty of the Common Tool

    The Beauty of the Common Tool

    The Beauty of the Common Tool

    01996HD

    Time and again a man will stand before a hardware store window eyeing the tools arrayed behind the glass; his mouth will water; he will go in and...

    The Beauty of the Common Tool
  • 2004
    Electric Blues

    Electric Blues

    Electric Blues

    02004HD

    The story of a young couple who manage to re-charge their wilting relationship when Rod accidentally becomes an electrifying lover!

    Electric Blues
  • 1998
    Orphans

    Orphans

    Orphans

    6.71998HD

    A group of four siblings reunite in Glasgow on the eve of their mother's funeral, and the children mourn their mother's passing in a variety of...

    Orphans
  • 1983
    Another Time, Another Place

    Another Time, Another Place

    Another Time, Another Place

    4.61983HD

    Set in 1943 in Scotland during World War II. Janie is a young housewife married to a man named Dougal, 15 years her senior. As part of a war...

    Another Time, Another Place
  • 1997
    Stella Does Tricks

    Stella Does Tricks

    Stella Does Tricks

    6.41997HD

    A young Glaswegian prostitute in London tries to start a new life.

    Stella Does Tricks
  • 2000
    The House of Mirth

    The House of Mirth

    The House of Mirth

    6.22000HD

    In early 20th century New York City, an impoverished socialite desperately seeks a suitable husband as she gradually finds herself betrayed by her...

    The House of Mirth
  • 1998
    Sonny's Pride

    Sonny's Pride

    Sonny's Pride

    01998HD

    Sonny, who has alcoholism, has to swallow his pride and plead to be allowed to return to the pub he has been banned from in order to take his son...

    Sonny's Pride
  • 1977
    Norman MacCaig: A Man in My Position

    Norman MacCaig: A Man in My Position

    Norman MacCaig: A Man in My Position

    01977HD

    The acclaimed Scottish poet discusses his work.

    Norman MacCaig: A Man in My Position
  • 2001
    Saved

    Saved

    Saved

    02001HD

    It's Laura's first job and she is anxious to do well, but her instinctive empathy with the elderly people in her care puts her in conflict with her...

    Saved
  • 1996
    The Lucky Suit

    The Lucky Suit

    The Lucky Suit

    01996HD

    The fates of four people are interwined over one night.

    The Lucky Suit
  • 2009
    The Last Days of Jack Sheppard

    The Last Days of Jack Sheppard

    The Last Days of Jack Sheppard

    02009HD

    Set in the wake of Britain’s first financial crisis, the South Sea Bubble of 1720, and based on the inferred prison encounters between the...

    The Last Days of Jack Sheppard
  • 1996
    Dancing, Some Days

    Dancing, Some Days

    Dancing, Some Days

    01996HD

    The Hollywood musical is brought to a Glasgow street. Amidst the crush of city life, two street musicians provide the backdrop for a girl meets boy...

    Dancing, Some Days
  • 2000
    Nan

    Nan

    Nan

    02000HD

    In the wake of their mother's death, two small boys are held captive to their father's grief. But when their mother's last wish heralds the arrival...

    Nan
  • 2004
    Instant Credit

    Instant Credit

    Instant Credit

    02004HD

    Downtrodden Frankie is given an opportunity that is too good to refuse when a chance encounter gives him 24 hours to get his life back on track and...

    Instant Credit
  • 2000
    To a Mouse

    To a Mouse

    To a Mouse

    02000HD

    The misdaventures of a man who is forced to confront the realities of his life when he promises his estranged wife that he will get a pair of...

    To a Mouse
  • 1972
    Hugh MacDiarmid: No Fellow Travellers

    Hugh MacDiarmid: No Fellow Travellers

    Hugh MacDiarmid: No Fellow Travellers

    01972HD

    An interview with the Scottish poet Hugh MacDiarmid.

    Hugh MacDiarmid: No Fellow Travellers
  • 2004
    The Race

    The Race

    The Race

    02004HD

    Duncan and George compete to be Alasdair's best man.

    The Race
  • 2001
    Blackout

    Blackout

    Blackout

    02001HD

    Flying bin bags, missing sofas, broken lifts and a complete power failure make an interesting night for tenants of a council tower block.

    Blackout
  • 2001
    Leonard

    Leonard

    Leonard

    02001HD

    Leonard is the victim of obsessive compulsive behaviour; meticulous and insular, his world is at home. When his long-lost son, Callum, turns up on...

    Leonard
  • 1968
    Mackintosh

    Mackintosh

    Mackintosh

    01968HD

    The life and work of the Scottish architect and artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

    Mackintosh