A selection of documentaries we have chosen to promote through SDI festival distribution and our website.
Pablo’s Winter
‘Pablo’s Winter’ captures the comical essence of everyday life in a small town that strives to survive after the closure of the most productive mercury mines in history.
Agnes & Nancy
Agnes was diagnosed with dementia in her fifties. Five years have passed and she is still struggling with her new identity, and the loss of who she once was. A film about friendship and living with dementia. Director/Producer: Anne Milne Editor: Anne Milne Camera: Anne Milne Sound: Sabine Hellmann Music: …
Cutting Loose
“I’m trusted with a pair of scissors and I’m in here for murder”. Prison life in the build up to the annual Scottish Prison Service hairdressing competition. Winning the coveted prize is the ultimate goal, but Francis, the current champion has other objectives on his mind.
The Edge of Dreaming
Award-winning film by Amy Hardie about a dream she had that she would die on her 48th birthday.
I Shot the Mayor
A humorous and personal approach to the delicate matter of finding a subject for your film.
Standing Start
A unique insight into a champion’s adrenaline and drive as he trains for the Olympics.
Films we like
Scottish Documentary Blog
- Surviving in an attention-poor worldIn 2006, novelist and blogger Cory Doctorow described how ‘technology giveth and technology taketh’; that for every hopeful revolution brought by our networked world there’s a downside, and for every peril, there’s potential. A nice illustration of the idea: running a search to find the article where I first read this quote gives me page after page of result […]
- The invasion of Iraq, 10 years onYasmin Fedda is a filmmaker, Bridging The Gap alumna, PhD student at Edinburgh College of Art, and organiser of the REEL IRAQ festival beginning on 21 March 2013. On 21 March 2003 a US and UK coalition invaded Iraq, under the premise of freeing it from its then dictator Saddam Hussein. On the same day, I found out I was accepted to do a masters in visual ant […]
- Interdoc Alums (4): Sabine Hellmann & Adam BarnettSabine Hellmann is a German-born filmmaker who lives in Edinburgh. Sabine pitched her first feature documentary The Brink of Extinction at Interdoc 2012 together with Adam Barnett who also is an Edinburgh-based filmmaker and editor. After graduating in Germany with a 40-minute documentary on the use of GMO crops, Sabine moved to Scotland for an internship wi […]
- Interdoc Alums (3): Su BainbridgeSu Bainbridge works with Glasgow-based Aconite Productions, making international documentary films which bring stories of global significance to the world stage. She took part in Interdoc Scotland 2012. Passionate about making films, Su has years of experience spanning documentaries, drama, commercials, music and arts. Su has worked as a Production Manager, […]