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Browse 11 movies from Scottish Arts Council Lottery Fund
A girl seeks love in the Scottish fairground where she works on the candy floss stand.
Aug 1997
Twenty years after his teenage crush on a football-mad schoolgirl, Gregory is back at his old school, teaching English. When two of his pupils uncover evil practices at a local factory they want their teacher to help them expose the wrong-doer, who happens to be Greg's old schoolfriend.
Oct 1999
A little boy's desire to meet Santa Claus takes a dark turn.
Bite is a film about Alistair Galbraith, a passive postman who tires of being a spectator in his own life and decides to take control. When Alistair’s wife, Alison, commits adultery on their wedding day and shortly afterwards he is savaged by a ferocious dog, Alistair hits rock bottom, unable to cope with even the most undemanding of life’s tasks. From the depths of despair, he is galvanized into action and in true anti-hero style sets out to take revenge on those who have wronged him. Through taking this action, he is re-born.
A psychiatrist makes a home visit to a patient.
Set in the frenetic urban environment of a modern British city, we follow Harry on a journey that isn’t quite what it seems. Who is Harry and what does he do all day?
Aug 1999
One fine day, a solitary man walking alone on a deserted beach, minding his own business, suddenly discovers a delicious chocolate éclair lying there.
Jun 2000
A young man struggling to cope with the death of his daughter has a strange encounter with a priest.
Aug 1996
A young boy who has recently lost his mother finds new meaning when a shooting star lands in his garden.
Living Space is a film about the relationship between architecture and illness. It follows the construction of a new cancer care centre designed by the architect Frank Gehry and acts as a record of the process behind, and the achievement of, creating space especially for people affected by cancer.
Jan 2003
A former actor of the silent era recalls the making of his last film, finally offering an explanation for the construction of one of Scotland's most absurd architectural follies.
Aug 2000