Films of Scotland (2010)

Greg Hemphill takes a sideways look at some remarkable documentary films. Between 1938 and 1982 over a hundred and fifty films were made to sell Scotland to the world and tell Scots themselves about their own country.

The first Films of Scotland were made for the 1938 Empire Exhibition. Rare colour film shows how magical the exhibition was for the children of depression-scarred Glasgow. The seven amazing films made especially for the exhibition showed audiences something they'd not seen before - real people in real places, from the remote Highlands to the shipyards of Dundee. As well as stunning extracts from these early films, we hear from people who remember the Empire Exhibition, and from a pupil featured in one of the original documentaries.

Directed and produced by Clara Glynn and John Archer

No Man's Land (2004)

A ten minute Tartan Short for the BBC and Scottish Screen. Runner up for Kodak Short Film prize and runner up in the British Short Film Competition. Selected for Berlin, Edinburgh, Turin and Capalbio Film Festivals.

Director/Writer: Clara Glynn

Producer: Lorna Jane Ferguson

Unscrew (2003)

Blackly comedic, a macabre twist on an Ian McEwan’esque fantasy. The Independent

A short drama for the BBC and Scottish Screen starring Douglas Henshall and Emma Fielding. It was selected for the following film festivals: Edinburgh, London, New York, Palm Springs, Manchester, Hull, Grenada, Barcelona and Berlin. It won Clara Glynn, its writer/director, a prize at the Grenada Film Festival and was a runner-up for the Jim Poole Award for best Scottish short film and short-listed for a BAFTA short film award and a Scottish BAFTA

Director/Writer Clara Glynn

Producer Carolynne Sinclair Kidd

The Practicality of Magnolia (2002)

Original, inventive and visually inspired... this is a bright, sweet film with a dark streak running through it. Sumptuously shot and boasting excellent performances all round. The Scotsman

A half hour drama for STV starring Sheila Hancock, Steven Duffy and Brian Cox. It premiered at the Edinburgh International Festival and won Best TV Drama and Best Score awards at the Scottish Baftas.

Director Clara Glynn

Writer Raymond Soltysek

Producer Carolynne Sinclair Kidd

The Drowned Village (2001)

For BBC Scotland and BBC2. Evocative memories of villagers are intercut with archive to paint an unforgettable portrait of a vanished way of life. Shortlisted for an RTS award, this documentary got record viewing figures for BBC Scotland’s Ex-S.

An extraordinary tale told brilliantly by ordinary folk. Don’t miss it. Sunday Mail.

Directed and Produced by Clara Glynn