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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: …
Caring for Calum
Winner, Grierson Best Student Documentary Award, 2011
Uisdean (58) returns to his home on the edge of a Highland loch, after years in exile, to face a complex past that threatens his ambition to look after his father.
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.
Kirkcaldy Man
Winner of DokLeipzig Golden Dove Award 2011. A film in search of Jocky Wilson, Scotland’s darts world champion in the 80′s results in a moving portrait of Kirkcaldy, a faded mining town in Scotland, and its former hero.
Jimmy
Jimmy McIntosh, MBE, campaigns daily for disabled rights. Nothing can stop him, especially not his own Cerebral Palsy.
The Perfect Fit
Ballet shoes might be worn by delicate girls, but they are crafted by burly men, whose hands tell a different story…
Under the Surface
Last summer in Dundee, eight young men took their own lives. A moving encounter with those left behind.
Humanoids
NAO is a loveable little robot, who can recognise your face, answer your questions and satisfy your desire for a good kick around.
Scottish Documentary Blog
- Documentary ONLY: Hot Docs and their new cinemaHot Docs has an amazing and magical pull as a documentary festival that brings together filmmakers from all around the world – but more importantly, year after year, Hot Docs develops new ways of increasing their local audience. This year, they offered free screenings to students and anyone above 60, creating the most challenging, yet welcoming audience one […]
- Bridging the Gap – in progress: PolarisReports from the production of this year's Bridging the Gap short documentaries, part 4 For a long time, skippers in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire could not find locals to work on their fishing vessels. That was the reality until Filipino fishermen started coming to town. Now they crew most of the boats, but they have to deal with the vast sea and the enor […]
- Bridging the Gap – in progress: In Search of the WallabyReports from the production of this year's Bridging the Gap short documentaries, part 3 The Isle of Islay, Scotland. Human population: 3,457. Sheep population: 20,000 (or thereabouts). Wallaby population: 1 (deceased)? We have come to Islay with one intention – to solve the mystery of the wallaby. A wallaby is a small kangaroo more often associated with […]
- Poets of Protest: "You need to get out fast and now!"There is something very enticing about filming poets. Here are these characters, reflective and questioning by nature, living through a truly historic time of change in the Middle East. The idea for the documentary series Poets of Protest came after I had been commissioned by Reel Festivals to make three short films during their poetry festival in Beirut in […]