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This Directory is a talent pool of Scotland's documentary filmmaking women* (of all disciplines and levels of experience) who are looking for paid work. If you are hiring please do make use of the directory – each profile includes contact details.
If you are part of Scotland's professional community of female documentary makers and you are looking for work or might be in the future, please create a profile to tell us about yourself and your work! You can be working in any role – director, producer, editor, camera etc and with any level of experience.
If you have any problems with the site please email [email protected]
*Our definition includes cis women, trans women, genderqueer, femme/feminine-identifying and non-binary filmmakers.
Glasgow
Director from California based in Glasgow working on creative and ethnographic documentaries on the body, environment, and social issues. Participant in 2022's Bridging the Gap scheme with SDI. Co-founder of IMPRINT Documentary Collective.
Stirling
I am a woman who want to explore different roles in the film and television industry, especially camera operator and director.
Edinburgh
Documentary director passionate about telling human stories with strong heart.
Glasgow
Editor, cameraperson and producer currently working for Channel 4 News
Edinburgh
Ina is an Edinburgh based filmmaker with a passion for personal stories, playfulness and fish.
Glasgow
Raman Mundair is an Indian born, director, writer, artist, activist, filmmaker and playwright. She is not neuro-typical and identifies as disabled, Queer and a British Asian intersectional feminist. She is based in Shetland and Glasgow.
Edinburgh
Eilidh is a self-shooting documentary director who specialises in observational creative documentaries. Her films have been screened across the world in film festivals and broadcast.
Edinburgh
Lithuanian filmmaker in Scotland
Dalwhinnie
I have worked as a full-time professional Voice Actor for almost a decade now and I believe I have worked in most genres! I have my own professional studio and I am more than happy to get out and travel to outside studios.
Glasgow
I love the creative process of storytelling in the edit, piecing stories together with visuals and narrations. My interest is in real humans' stories and their conditions. I am also into art, history, science, sport, criminology, politic and religion.
Glasgow
Glasgow based self shooting Producer / Director working across all things factual. Specialising in access based content with a passion for sharing the stories of everyday people. Broadcast credits across BBC, ITV, C4 and C5.
Glasgow
Experienced broadcast camera operator with a varied background including motorbikes, motherhood, helicopter filming, roller-skating and chimps
Bishopton
A director of photography and photographer. I made a documentary film in the mountains about rescuers living in an observatory and a film about the war in Ukraine. I want to shoot stories of people related to nature.
Location not geo-coded yet
Tigerlily Films is an award winning company producing factual and fiction content for TV, cinema and digital platforms around the world.
Glasgow
Makes tough to tell, sensitive access docs and current affairs reports on social issues.
Location not geo-coded yet
Lauren Piskothy is a writer, lover of sketch comedy, and film/TV nerd, regrettably from Tampa, FL. Nora Ephron and Mindy Kaling are her personal heroes and tuna is her kryptonite. She's currently living in Edinburgh pursuing her master's degree in Screenw
Glasgow
Ania Przygoda is an award-winning sound editor.
Dunbar
Documentary filmmaker and podcaster.
Dundee
Documentary editor and NFTS graduate. Recent work includes Sundance feature doc Is There Anybody Out There, which will be in cinemas in Autumn 2023. Love crafting intimate, compelling, character-led stories.
Kingussie
Going places, meeting people, making projects
Scottish Borders
An engaged and ambitious new entrant into the industry, with a background in Psychology & Research. Excited to pursue entry level opportunities in documentary filmmaking following my recent work at two International Human Rights Film Festivals.
Location not geo-coded yet
About to graduate with a BA (Hons) Media (hopefully)
Glasgow
Glasgow-based filmmaker, with a passion for creative and socially-engaged storytelling.
Edinburgh
After 10 years of experience in Canada, freshly arrived in Scotland.
Hamilton
28/Scot/Turk/writer/filmmaker/BBC Social contributor/Autistic/Disabled/Nonbinary/queer.
Glasgow
Documentary Filmmaker, Journalist, Organiser, Campaigner, Writer and Researcher.
Glasgow
Former journo turned documentary and obs-doc specialist with a penchant for all things 'The One Show'
By Montrose
Zero budget filmmaker for 25 years. Made a BtG ‘The Review’ (2016). Working Mum who is dedicated to tell stories.
Glasgow
Early in the stages of a documentary career after several years as a print journalist.
Glasgow
A self-shooting filmmaker / director