Scottish Documentary Institute Movies

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

Bill Drummond, once the most notorious man in pop music, now travels around the world baking cakes, building beds and shining shoes as part of a...

A remote and wild island on the west coast of Scotland is home to a small group of people that live in deep connection with the land, the sea and the...

In post-revolution Libya, a group of women are brought together by one dream: to play football for their nation. But as the country descends into...

In the Suburbs of a Scottish Town, the life of a family quietly revolves around one of their sons’ passion for football. 13 year old Darren...

In her documentary, the Scottish-Syrian director tries to reconcile the two worlds in her head: her fond memories of visiting relatives in Damascus...

A portrait of America as told by three old men fishing on a frozen lake.

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

How has science impacted on our perception of God?

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

A palpably rendered audiovisual essay draws together the distinct sensibilities of filmmakers Peter Mettler (The End of Time) and Emma Davie (I am...

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...

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

Soon after her ‘big break’, Italian actress Nadya Cazan disappeared. Ottica Zero follows Nadya from her rejection of the monetary-based...

The relationship of a mother and daughter is strained when the daughter converts to the religion of her mother's former captors.

A filmmaker goes on a personal journey of discovery after an old letter reveals her grandfather's secret life.

A young Ugandan goat herder dreams of being able to read and write but must oppose his elders.

An intimate insight into the lives of deaf people, navigating a society built for the 'fully abled'.

Sheila Stewart is the last in the line of the Stewarts of Blair, and is fighting to ensure her culture of travelling and storytelling lives on.

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...