Scottish Film Council Movie Trailers
Most Popular Scottish Film Council Trailers
Total trailers found: 57
Aberdeen 1906 Trailer (1956)
01 January 1956
A film of a royal visit to Aberdeen, Scotland in 1906. Comprises footage re-edited from the earlier silent film "Aberdeen University Quarter Centenary Celebrations", with a new soundtrack and commentary.
Dangerous Game Trailer (1993)
01 January 1993
In this brightly coloured animation, Prince Cosmos and Princess Solitaire, bored with their palace lifestyle, decide to go and stay on a desert island in a giant's timeshare.
To Morag Trailer (1995)
01 January 1995
A short film about love and loss expressed through movement. Memories are triggered when an elderly man finds a wedding dress and other personal belongings in a trunk in the attic.
Bird of Paradise Trailer (1993)
01 January 1993
A man receives a mysterious golden egg - and then it hatches...
Sensoria Trailer (1993)
01 January 1993
A collection of five shorts by five different directors, each one based on one of the five senses.
Serious Fun Trailer (1993)
01 January 1993
Take a ride with a young joyrider - experience the same sounds, sights and conflicting emotions that he does as this film takes the viewer along for the ride.
Why Aren't You Dead Yet? Trailer (1993)
01 January 1993
An exploration of the work of the Castlemilk Pensioners Action Centre showing that there is life after 60, and that new opportunities, new social activities, and friends are there for everyone - as well as help and advice for the elderly in the community to give them a political and social voice.
Lunik Trailer (1993)
01 January 1993
Humorous cut-out animation based around the mysterious designer of the Soviet Space Programme during the 1950s and 60s - Sergei Korolev.
A to B to Y to Z: A Film in 13 Movements Trailer (1993)
01 January 1993
An animated headspin of a journey using time-lapse photography, hand drawn and cut out animation techniques.
Park Trailer (1993)
01 January 1993
The wacky tale of a statue in the local park called Seymour Highup, and what happens when his head falls off, and a supergranny steps in!
Learning to Care Trailer (1993)
01 January 1993
Social documentary offering an insight into homelessness and the work of the Glasgow Simon Community.
No Matter Where You Go There You Are Trailer (1999)
01 January 1999
Experimental documentary on the children of navy personnel - a study of packing and unpacking, movement, loss and memory.
A Family Business Trailer (1993)
01 January 1993
A spoof study of a Scottish Asian entrepreneur who runs a marriage bureau using video instructions. The film examines the problems of traditonal Asian values set in a British context.
Mirror, Mirror Trailer (1996)
14 April 1996
An insight into what goes on in the ladies loos of a nightclub as seen by the mirror on the wall.
Sheila Trailer (1996)
14 April 1996
Harry is a small time gangster in hiding. Sheila is the ultimate femme fatale and they are stuck together like rats in a trap.
Please Stop Trailer (1993)
01 January 1993
On 6th April 1993, three men set out on a journey... Martin Morrison, Miles Tubb and Iain Riddick. This is a documentary about seven days on the motorways between Glasgow and London.
Belly-Up Trailer (1996)
16 August 1996
The world's first French speaking goldfish, murder, mystery love triangle." or "Jules et Jim sleep wit da fishes".
Nitrate Won't Wait Trailer (1996)
16 August 1996
A woman uncovers some family secrets while trying to find out about her birth parents.
Cherries Trailer (1993)
01 January 1993
Stop-motion animated short inspired by the poem "Tinker Tailer Soldier Sailor".
Currency for the Superstitious Trailer (1995)
01 January 1995
An experimental film examining themes of loss, shot using hand-processed 16mm film.
Weather Vain Trailer (1993)
01 January 1993
A film which describes the contrasts between sentimental ideas of the weather, such as childhood memories and decisions, with the rational meteorological, scientific aspects of the climate.
The Phone Trailer (1993)
01 January 1993
An experimental short film about a phone that will not be answered.
Ruby Trailer (1997)
01 January 1997
A story of unrequited love and the magic of the movies. Two lost souls trapped in the basement of a vast film studio.
Trekforce in Borneo Trailer (1995)
01 January 1995
Follows an expedition in 1994 to Kalimantan, Borneo and the work of Trekforce workers there as they construct a new visitor centre, a new research centre and care for the fragile ecosystem and animals such as orangutans.
King of Glory Trailer (1993)
01 January 1993
Story of a sick mans need for forgiveness. He is weak and misguided. He gets into all kinds of trouble, but in the end reaches a better place.
Profanity Speaks Louder Trailer (1993)
01 January 1993
Documentary about the nature of language, and of swearing in particular.
Rutherglen Day Nursery Environmental Project: That's Recycling Trailer (1993)
12 April 1993
Made by the Glasgow Film and Video Workshop Community Projects team, this video tells of the award-winning recycling activities undertaken by staff and children at the Rutherglen Day Nursery in 1992 - 1993.
The Tale of the Persistent Poacher Trailer (1993)
01 January 1993
Documentary about a salmon poacher in the Scottish Borders.
Block Trailer (1995)
01 January 1995
Claymation short by Duncan Nicoll. A sculptor's creation comes to life...
A Modern Conversation Trailer (1991)
01 January 1991
A woman drives her taxi round the streets of Glasgow and picks up a troubled man with whom she begins a conversation.
Testimony: The People of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras Speak for Themselves Trailer (1992)
01 January 1992
Documentary reporting the plight of the people of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, campaigning for peace and an end to human rights abuses at the hands of the authoritarian state and army.
Off Your Trolley Trailer (1993)
01 January 1993
The world of a supermarket as a place where a consumer can buy in to a fantasy. Where your imagination can literally run riot, and even adopt a different persona!
Smashing Trailer (1998)
01 October 1998
It's Saturday night. Downstairs are having a party and you weren't invited. Time for another smashing night in.
A Twisted Yarn Trailer (1991)
01 January 1991
A film exploring the daydreams of a young Victorian girl.
At 21 Trailer (1996)
16 August 1996
Homeless people in the city of New York are asked what they were doing at 21 years of age.
Bust Trailer (1993)
01 January 1993
How the female bust is perceived by women and the society around them.
The Evanescent Herb Garden of Death Trailer (1993)
01 January 1993
An aspiring rock band decide that the best way for them to get ahead is for one of them to die.
Sad to Say but Sammy is Dead Trailer (1996)
16 August 1996
Set in Australia, a little girl speaks about her pet called Sammy. All that is seen of the pet is the shoebox he was kept in.
Merry Go Round: A Life Remembered Trailer (1993)
01 January 1993
Made by the 50 Plus video group for Pilton Video Project, this drama explores the life experiences of people of retirement age, from school days, through the second world war and working lives, and indifference from the authorities when they retire in 1990.
Down in the Dumps Trailer (1995)
01 January 1995
A bored housewife tries to dispose of two bodies that her husband has brought home from the dump.
Looking for Mr Rogers Trailer (1996)
16 August 1996
Using family photographs, films, newspaper articles, news footage and interviews - Looking for Mr. Rogers, a three screen documentary charts the history of Castlemilk, one of Glasgow's satellite housing schemes, built to relieve the problems of the city's overcrowded slums.
Ethel Moorhead Trailer (1995)
01 January 1995
Ethel Moorhead was one of the many active campaigners for the vote between 1912-1914. Her crimes against property and defiant stance towards the state created her notorious reputation.
Three Things for Bikers to Remember Trailer (1993)
01 January 1993
Four five-minute segments on theme of motorbikes.
Body Swerves Trailer (1997)
01 January 1997
Dance-based film which follows a couple through the break up of their relationship and illustrates their developing conflict through simple movement, gesture and sound.
The 10.15 from Kirkwall to London Trailer (1996)
16 August 1996
A fly on the wall record of the inter island Loganair service.
