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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.
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
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.
Ancarraig Lodges
Outdoor and environmental documentary filmmaker
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
Aberdeen
Film maker, Artist, and TV production lecturer. I have 20 years experience in corporate and educational film making. I also am a video Artist using creating installations and sculptural objects that incorporate film.
Paisley
A figure skating, pole dancing, arthritic and Dyslexic Researcher.
Location not geo-coded yet
Very experienced Documentary Sound Recordist,Production Sound Mixer for Feature Films & HETV, Recordist in TV Factual, Commercials and Branded Content. Sense of humour
Edinburgh
I make and research films that give archive footage a wider platform. I also create and produce events that use archive film to kickstart conversations around identity, heritage and representation. I use the past to talk about the future.
Glasgow
Self-shooting PD based in Glasgow making arts and documentaries, also a visiting tutor at the NFTS.
Edinburgh City
Marie is a recent graduate of the Edinburgh College of Art’s MA Film Directing Program. She specialises in documentary filmmaking but is passionate about all art at the intersection of social justice, education and community building.
Glasgow
BAFTA-winning Scottish Iranian documentary director and producer making content that has a particular focus on identity and colonisation. Stories emerge from Scotland but resonate globally and span current affairs films for Channel 4 News, documentaries f
Edinburgh
Lindsay is a documentary film editor known for thoughtful storytelling and emotional depth, with feature credits including Tish (Sheffield Doc Fest 2023, Opening Film) and Since Yesterday (EIFF 2024, Closing Film).
Fife
Associate Producer, Production Editor, Podcast editor at SlingShot Studios
Langholm
Sian Yeshe is an emerging artist from Langholm, Scotland. Sian explores people based narratives through a practice founded in documentary film and installation.
Edinburgh
I'm currently a postgraduate student in MA film directing at the University of Edinburgh. A documentary filmmaker based in Scotland who wants to tell good stories
Edinburgh
Proud founder of Screen Language Ltd, which offers accessibility and linguistic services for the film industry such as subtitling, audio description, translation, transcription, live captioning, BSL interpretation..