Scottish Documentary Institute Movies

  • 2007
    Breadmakers

    Breadmakers

    Breadmakers

    02007HD

    At a unique Edinburgh bakery, a community of workers with learning disabilities makes a variety of organic breads for daily delivery to local shops...

    Breadmakers
  • 2018
    Becoming Animal

    Becoming Animal

    Becoming Animal

    6.42018HD

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

    Becoming Animal
  • 2019
    Best Before Death

    Best Before Death

    Best Before Death

    7.52019HD

    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...

    Best Before Death
  • 2019
    Altsasu

    Altsasu

    Altsasu

    02019HD

    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...

    Altsasu
  • 2024
    The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing

    The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing

    The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing

    62024HD

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

    The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing
  • 2021
    Baby Girl

    Baby Girl

    Baby Girl

    02021HD

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

    Baby Girl
  • 2012
    Polaris

    Polaris

    Polaris

    02012HD

    Work. Eat. Sleep. And back to work. For a long time skippers in the North East of Scotland could not find locals to work on their fishing vessels....

    Polaris
  • 2007
    How to Save a Fish From Drowning

    How to Save a Fish From Drowning

    How to Save a Fish From Drowning

    02007HD

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

    How to Save a Fish From Drowning
  • 2007
    Ottica Zero

    Ottica Zero

    Ottica Zero

    02007HD

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

    Ottica Zero
  • 2010
    PS Your Mystery Sender

    PS Your Mystery Sender

    PS Your Mystery Sender

    02010HD

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

    PS Your Mystery Sender
  • 2014
    Touch Life

    Touch Life

    Touch Life

    02014HD

    A blind woman prepares to be introduced to her partner's family three thousand miles away.

    Touch Life
  • 2013
    Swallow

    Swallow

    Swallow

    02013HD

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

    Swallow
  • 2022
    TEN MONTHS

    TEN MONTHS

    TEN MONTHS

    02022HD

    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...

    TEN MONTHS
  • 2012
    Night Shift

    Night Shift

    Night Shift

    02012HD

    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...

    Night Shift
  • 2021
    Falhan's Love

    Falhan's Love

    Falhan's Love

    02021HD

    Untung and Nesti really love their 6 year old son who has autism. Their daily life becomes more challenging because both of their parents are...

    Falhan's Love
  • 2013
    I Am Breathing

    I Am Breathing

    I Am Breathing

    72013HD

    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...

    I Am Breathing
  • 2018
    Freedom Fields

    Freedom Fields

    Freedom Fields

    7.52018HD

    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...

    Freedom Fields
  • 2009
    Pollphail

    Pollphail

    Pollphail

    02009HD

    A portrait of a Scottish village in limbo.

    Pollphail
  • 2005
    I Felt Nothing

    I Felt Nothing

    I Felt Nothing

    02005HD

    An exploration of the sexual experiences of young women.

    I Felt Nothing
  • 2011
    The Red Army

    The Red Army

    The Red Army

    02011HD

    The ongoing battle in Scotland between red and grey squirrels.

    The Red Army