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Ñuuyii (2026)
Digital Artefact
Jansen, I. Ñuuyii. [Film]

The project explores Indigenous Futurisms from a practice-based film perspective, focusing on Indigenous ideas (Mixtec) about our relation to earth. The short film is a sci-fi about a Mixtec space-traveller in the future who listens to recordings of... Read More about Ñuuyii.

The Apple & Biscuit Show – Episode 17: “Why Hearing Means Feeling: Designing Sound for the Real World” (2025)
Digital Artefact
McGregor, I. (2025). The Apple & Biscuit Show – Episode 17: “Why Hearing Means Feeling: Designing Sound for the Real World”. [Podcast]

This podcast episode features Dr Iain McGregor in conversation with Dr Neil Hillman and Jason Nicholas, discussing the role of perceptual audio in shaping trust, safety, and meaning. Topics include the use of sound in protest, public broadcasting, an... Read More about The Apple & Biscuit Show – Episode 17: “Why Hearing Means Feeling: Designing Sound for the Real World”.

Wittgenstein's Holiday (2025)
Digital Artefact
Martin, S. (2025). Wittgenstein's Holiday. [Film]

Found footage poetry film, using holiday movies shot in the lifetime of philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951).

Leonel & Lesli (2024)
Digital Artefact
Gray, P. (2024). Leonel & Lesli. [Film]

This short documentary, set in the Maya region of the Yucatan Peninsula, shadows a young couple as they go about their day. Through transient glimpses into their world, the film delves into themes of ancestry, the climate crisis, mortality, tradition... Read More about Leonel & Lesli.

Itu Ninu (2023)
Digital Artefact
Jansen, I. (2023). Itu Ninu. [Film]

72-minute drama film in English and Mixtec (an endangered Indigenous language from Mexico). This is a practice-based research output exploring the concept of "Second-Hand" Cinema, as conceptualized by Nadia Bozak in her book The Cinematic Footprint... Read More about Itu Ninu.

Blackwool (2023)
Digital Artefact
O'Connor, A. (2023). Blackwool. [Film]

The film was commissioned by Short Circuit, Screen Scotland & the BFI Network as part of their Scottish Short 2023 scheme. Directed by Eubha Akilade and Cinematography by Andrew O'Connor.


On her first day at a high school in rural Scotland, a... Read More about Blackwool.

You Like That (2023)
Digital Artefact
McClain, J., O'Connor, A., Foskett-Barnes, T., Williams, M., & Hodson, M. (2023). You Like That. [Film]

Set in Edinburgh, Scotland, the story focuses on an introverted, gay American student who longs for the love he's heard about in 19th-century literature. Directed by Jeremy McClain and Cinematography by Andrew O'Connor.

The film explores the comp... Read More about You Like That.

Too Rough (2022)
Digital Artefact
O'Connor, A. (2022). Too Rough. [Film]. USA, Europe, UK

The film was commissioned by Short Circuit, Creative Scotland & the BFI Network as part of their Scottish Short 2021 scheme. Directed by Sean Lionadh and Cinematography by Andrew O'Connor.

Too Rough explores themes of shame, identity, and vulnerab... Read More about Too Rough.

Film: Scuzz (2021)
Digital Artefact
Ghafar, A., & O'Connor, A. (2021). Film: Scuzz. [Film]

On a Saturday night in Glasgow, a bassist pursues a teenage boy through the streets for a stolen guitar, but ends up finding what she really needs - a sincere human connection.

Developed and commissioned by Scottish Film Talent Network (BFI Networ... Read More about Film: Scuzz.

Signs and Gestures (2021)
Digital Artefact
Jansen, I. (2021). Signs and Gestures. [Film]

Signs and Gestures is a digital practice-based output, consisting of a 10-minute short drama film. The short film is the result of research conducted by the film director at the Edinburgh College of Art between 2019 and 2020, supported by a Challenge... Read More about Signs and Gestures.

Film Bang Analysis (2021)
Digital Artefact
Scott, A., & Davidson, N. (2021). Film Bang Analysis. [Website]

A webslides presentation covering the main points emerging from analysis of the Film Bang directory 1976 - 2020.

This study investigates freelance working in the Scottish film and television sector. The Industrial Strategy and the Bazalgette Repo... Read More about Film Bang Analysis.

Bleeding Free (2021)
Digital Artefact
MacLeod, K., Morgan, L., & Cochrane, R. (2021). Bleeding Free. [Digital video]

A documentary film about period poverty and menstrual health. The film focuses on the importance of free access to period products and how this improves the life chances for women and girls, especially in relation to education but also for gender equ... Read More about Bleeding Free.

Kii Nche Ndutsa (2020)
Digital Artefact
Jansen, I. (2020). Kii Nche Ndutsa. [Film]

Time and the Seashell (Kii Nche Ndutsa) is a digital practice-based research output consisting of a short experimental film and is the result of investigations conducted by the film director Itandehui Jansen and the screenwriter Armando Bautista Garc... Read More about Kii Nche Ndutsa.

Pacific Community Filmmaking Consortium (2020)
Digital Artefact
MacLeod, K., Sar, L., Crook, T., Ryle, J., Boodoosingh, R., & Montgomery, N. (2020). Pacific Community Filmmaking Consortium. [Website including Video content]

A website showcasing the work of filmmakers, known as The Pacific Filmmaking Consortium. Consolidating this network of filmmakers, funding a slate of films and distributing their work has been the key work of this project. Due to Covid 19 there was l... Read More about Pacific Community Filmmaking Consortium.

DETAILS: Women and Social Realism (2020)
Digital Artefact
Macinnes, C., Lamb, B., Haillay, S., & Coatman, A. (2020). DETAILS: Women and Social Realism. [Documentary film]

AHRC nominated for best early career research film. Three women filmmakers discuss their own contribution to social realism on screen and their inspirations.

Film: Do No Harm (2020)
Digital Artefact
King, D., & O'Connor, A. (2020). Film: Do No Harm. [Film]

A tense, amusing and ultimately hopeful OCD-heist movie, starring Claudie Blakley (Gosford Park, Pride & Prejudice) and Sharon Rooney (My Mad Fat Diary, Dumbo, Barbie), and punctuated with a standout score by Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, Do No Harm is a... Read More about Film: Do No Harm.

Film4Gender (2019)
Digital Artefact
MacLeod, K., Crook, T., Sar, L., Ryan, J., & Boodoosingh, R. (2019). Film4Gender. [Digital video]

Films made by Pacific Filmmakers, members of Pacific Community Filmmaking consortium. Executive produced by Dr. Kirsten MacLeod.
These films, made with the communities they represent, tackle gender based violence and the impact of the covid pandemic... Read More about Film4Gender.

Film: On the Outside (2019)
Digital Artefact
Gray, P. (2019). Film: On the Outside. [Film]

On the Outside, is the outcome of an educational film project that was a collaboration with women who were serving sentences in HMP Polmont.
The project was undertaken in two parts. The first part ran inside the prison over a period of three months,... Read More about Film: On the Outside.