Scottish Documentary Institute Movies

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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...

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...

How has science impacted on our perception of God?

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

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

April loves music, dancing, trampolining and swimming, but with sensory difficulties faces challenges in the search for independence as her 16th...

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

A Scottish street soccer team attempt to make it to the finals of the Homeless World Cup in Austria.

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

A portrait of the planned community of Surprise, Arizona.

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

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