• Colour

    Holly lives alone with her mother, Sam, who is agoraphobic with OCD. Holly and Sam have developed...
  • TRANSVISIONS

    Features candid conversations with transgender people that challenge the stigma and...
  • Floating Is Easy

    Alison has devoted the last three years of her life to caring for her mother who has Alzheimer's....
  • The Winner Loser

    Daniel MacNee can't remember his own past. Since a devastating illness destroyed his memory...
  • Maraquita

    Maraquita spent 22 years of her life in Sunbury Asylum on a diagnosis that was found to be...

About Mindreel

Mindreel is an initiative to create a valuable learning resource using educational films that address a wide range of mental health issues. The Mindreel project is led by IRISS in partnership with the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival and University of Strathclyde.

Our intention with Mindreel is to unlock the educational potential of the films that have been submitted to the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival since its inception in 2007.

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  • Comment from Ryanjames98 about Gartloch Hospital
    Brilliant to ba able to look back on a bit of history. Great bit of recording of the hospital.
    2 weeks 2 days ago
  • Comment from Ryanjames98 about The Winner Loser
    Daniel likes structure and routines he suffers from memory loss.. His mum does not even know what makes Daniel work. In...
    4 weeks 9 hours ago
  • Comment from Ryanjames98 about Floating Is Easy
    This short film reminded me of my mother. It showed how hard it is looking after someone with Alzheimer's with...
    4 weeks 10 hours ago
Iriss
Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival
University of Strathclyde

Mindreel is a joint initiative led by Iriss in partnership with the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival and University of Strathclyde