A film portraying life in the Glasgow School of Art during the mid to late 1950s, shot by the then student Eddie McConnell who later went on to become a highly respected Scottish film-maker/cameraman.
The story of Harris tweed and of the life of the islanders who produce it.
Footage from the Glasgow taxi drivers' annual outing to Troon for children with disabilities and underprivileged children. Crowds of well-wishers are seen lining the streets in Glasgow as the decorate...
Take an egg and make it your star. You don't have to pay it too much. Make sure it doesn't crack under the strain. Not breaking like an egg should it refuses to be crushed. When the authorities finall...
An artistic interpretation of the capability of the human hand.
The story of the West Highland Railway Line. Life on the railway line is shown throughout the seasons, the film consisting mainly of scenic shots.
A television documentary shown on Channel 4 about the North British Locomotive Company based in Springburn, Glasgow and its influence across the globe.
The story of John G. Stein & Co., manufacturer of industrial refractories.
Against a backdrop of Scottish scenes, traditional songs of Scotland are sung by Elizabeth Robson, Dolina MacLennan, Hamish Henderson, Duncan Robertson, Robin Hall and Jimmie Macgregor.
An experimental piece, following the fortunes of a man who falls off castle ramparts and finds himself on an eerie beach experiencing strange phenomena. The main themes seem to be death and chance.
A drunken man staggers around Glasgow's Royal Exchange Square and George Square on a beautiful sunlit morning. He seems to be troubled by the drunken events that led him here... Seeing a destitute m...
The sculptor Benno Schotz at work in his studio in Glasgow, and demonstrating his technique. The film examines his working methods and the themes running through his work. Much of his work is as a m...
Two short reels of miscellaneous footage shot by Eddie McConnell. The first shows scenes of destitution around 1950s Glasgow - the focus being on the poor and 'unfortunate' of the city. The second r...
A comment on the personas we adopt. [Shown at London Film Festival and Brussels Experimental Film Festival].
Dramatised account of a tour by two businessmen (one English, the other American) of the New Town of East Kilbride.
Art gallery director Richard DeMarco explores the streets and closes of Edinburgh.
A year of youth hostelling in Scotland; hikers enjoying walking by Loch Lomond, skiers in Glen Coe, cyclists in the Borders, yachting on the Clyde.
A small boy inherits a steam road roller. A film fantasy by Edward McConnell.
The botanical gardens at Poolewe, Kirkcudbright, Port Logan, Culzean Castle, Arran, Ghia and Colonsay.
A feature on the Scottish woollen industry for the National Association of Scottish Woollen Manufacturers.
This film looks at the world problems of water shortage, and specifically at the position of Scotland, where the natural supply of water is immense and more than sufficient to meet the demands made on...
Made as part of Ross and Cromarty's campaign to have the Inverness to Kyle railway line kept open, the film features the stations, and landscape along its route.
The colours and shapes of the Scottish landscape.
The story of a drop of rain, from dripping leaf to rushing stream.