Synopsis
Friends on the Outside tells the story of an incarcerated man called Jamie who finds joy and comfort inside by foraging for weeds and caring for birds. It questions why the UK prison system is currently in its biggest expansion in more than a century, exposing naturalising language around this expansion.
Highlights
Nominated for BAFTA Scotland Award
WORLD PREMIERE – Edinburgh International Film Festival 2023
Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2023
Inverness Film Festival 2023
True / False Film Festival 2024
Slamdance Film Festival 2024 – Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Documentary
Glasgow Short Film Festival 2024 – Best Scottish Short Award
Regard – Saguenay International Short Film Festival 2024
Sunderland Shorts Film Festival 2024
Galway Film Fleadh 2024 — Best Documentary Short
Bolton Film Festival 2024
Indie Street Film Festival 2024
This is England Film Festival 2024
OFFLINE Film Festival 2024
Shortscapes Film Festival 2024
British Shorts 2025
To arrange a screening please contact: festivals@scotdoc.com
