Scottish Documentary Institute Movies

A portrait of the planned community of Surprise, Arizona.

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

The story of Rudolph Hess's mysterious 1941 flight to Scotland.

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

An intimate look at the daily happenings in a registrar office in Edinburgh.

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

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

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

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

How has science impacted on our perception of God?

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...