The Scottish Arts Council Movies

  • 2000
    The House of Mirth

    The House of Mirth

    The House of Mirth

    6.22000HD

    In early 20th century New York City, an impoverished socialite desperately seeks a suitable husband as she gradually finds herself betrayed by her...

    The House of Mirth
  • 1997
    Stella Does Tricks

    Stella Does Tricks

    Stella Does Tricks

    6.41997HD

    A young Glaswegian prostitute in London tries to start a new life.

    Stella Does Tricks
  • 1998
    Orphans

    Orphans

    Orphans

    6.61998HD

    A group of four siblings reunite in Glasgow on the eve of their mother's funeral, and the children mourn their mother's passing in a variety of...

    Orphans
  • 1996
    The Lucky Suit

    The Lucky Suit

    The Lucky Suit

    01996HD

    The fates of four people are interwined over one night.

    The Lucky Suit
  • 1983
    Another Time, Another Place

    Another Time, Another Place

    Another Time, Another Place

    51983HD

    Set in 1943 in Scotland during World War II. Janie is a young housewife married to a man named Dougal, 15 years her senior. As part of a war...

    Another Time, Another Place
  • 1996
    Dancing, Some Days

    Dancing, Some Days

    Dancing, Some Days

    01996HD

    The Hollywood musical is brought to a Glasgow street. Amidst the crush of city life, two street musicians provide the backdrop for a girl meets boy...

    Dancing, Some Days
  • 1979
    Shakespeare's Mounted Foot

    Shakespeare's Mounted Foot

    Shakespeare's Mounted Foot

    01979HD

    The story of an aspiring actor's adventures around the Scottish Borders and northern England with a travelling theatre group.

    Shakespeare's Mounted Foot
  • 1998
    The Night Sweeper

    The Night Sweeper

    The Night Sweeper

    01998HD

    Events conspire against a council driver who desperately wants to see the highlights of a Scotland match.

    The Night Sweeper
  • 1977
    Norman MacCaig: A Man in My Position

    Norman MacCaig: A Man in My Position

    Norman MacCaig: A Man in My Position

    01977HD

    The acclaimed Scottish poet discusses his work.

    Norman MacCaig: A Man in My Position
  • 1981
    The Shepherds of Berneray

    The Shepherds of Berneray

    The Shepherds of Berneray

    01981HD

    In 1980, Jack Shae and Allen Moore, two ethnographic filmmakers from Harvard University, moved their families to the island of Berneray in the Outer...

    The Shepherds of Berneray
  • 1968
    Mackintosh

    Mackintosh

    Mackintosh

    01968HD

    The life and work of the Scottish architect and artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

    Mackintosh
  • 2004
    Instant Credit

    Instant Credit

    Instant Credit

    02004HD

    Downtrodden Frankie is given an opportunity that is too good to refuse when a chance encounter gives him 24 hours to get his life back on track and...

    Instant Credit
  • 1997
    Waterloo

    Waterloo

    Waterloo

    01997HD

    A chance reunion in a cafe; a remembrance of a childhood acquaintance set against a vivid landscape of recollection.

    Waterloo
  • 1970
    Still Life with Honesty

    Still Life with Honesty

    Still Life with Honesty

    01970HD

    A portrait of the Scottish artist Sir William Gillies.

    Still Life with Honesty
  • 1996
    Dead Eye Dick

    Dead Eye Dick

    Dead Eye Dick

    01996HD

    Unable to accept that she doesn't want to see him anymore, Joe threatens to shoot himself in the head at his ex-lover's apartment door, but is not...

    Dead Eye Dick
  • 2009
    The Last Days of Jack Sheppard

    The Last Days of Jack Sheppard

    The Last Days of Jack Sheppard

    02009HD

    Set in the wake of Britain’s first financial crisis, the South Sea Bubble of 1720, and based on the inferred prison encounters between the...

    The Last Days of Jack Sheppard
  • 2001
    Last Legs

    Last Legs

    Last Legs

    02001HD

    Black comedy about legs and why we need them.

    Last Legs
  • 2004
    Im

    Im

    Im

    02004HD

    Scotland - the future. Democracy has evolved. Citizens vote in mandatory daily referenda and aspire to the ultimate prize - a place on IM: Heaven...

    Im
  • 2004
    The Race

    The Race

    The Race

    02004HD

    Duncan and George compete to be Alasdair's best man.

    The Race
  • 1983
    Taking a Line for a Walk: A Homage to the Work of Paul Klee

    Taking a Line for a Walk: A Homage to the Work of Paul Klee

    Taking a Line for a Walk: A Homage to the Work of Paul Klee

    51983HD

    Tribute to the work of Paul Klee, Taking a Line For a Walk is an exploration and expansion of the Swiss painter's ideas on color and movement, funded...

    Taking a Line for a Walk: A Homage to the Work of Paul Klee