Scottish Documentary Institute Movies

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

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.

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

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

In rural Spain, where increasingly villages are left uninhabited, Cari (79) and Vicente (80) get a second chance at teenage love, feeling free to...

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...

As a family from a politically and physically divided island, Meray and her father developed extremely opposite views to each other. She travels from...

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.

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

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

With the local refinery closing, the town of Grangemouth is thrown into limbo.

How has science impacted on our perception of God?

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

A look at the architect Owen Luder as one of his most iconic creations - the brutalist car park made famous in the film Get Carter - is scheduled for...

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

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

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

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