Scottish Documentary Institute Movies

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

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...

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...

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

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

Breathing is about the thin space between life and death. 34-year-old Neil Platt plans his own funeral, muses about the meaning of life and the...

How has science impacted on our perception of God?

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

Anne Wallace once had a dream to help Glasgow's street working women. Soon after, a double-decker bus materialised along with the Ministry of Salt...

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

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

Jodie lives and breathes motorcycling. But the road to reaching the top is paved with difficulties, if it wasn't for her dad's unwavering support.

This rare and intimate portrait explores a young woman’s perspective about living with albinism – a condition which has often made her an...

A rhythmic portrait of an island community, where the sea has always defined life.

How do you love in isolation? And live in absence? A woman and her daughter strive to answer these questions after a loved one is suddenly removed...

A look at life in the so-called Banana Flats in Leith, Scotland - once the centre of the city's 1980s drug epidemic.

A unique point-of-view insight into a day in the life of Jimmy McIntosh, a wheelchair user living with cerebral palsy who on a daily basis fights for...

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

An exploration of the sexual experiences of young women.

A young filmmaker tries to get a better understanding of her unconventional mother.