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Cheer Up For God's Sake
Cheer Up For God's Sake is a compendium of short films inspired by the real life experiences and concerns by members of the Riverside Mental Health Group in Glasgow. It takes a humorous and at times...
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Litterpicker
Two men clean the city's streets: one compulsively, the other poetically.
A man cleaning the streets observes another man who compulsively must clean the streets. The film addresses mental health...
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Christmas With Dad
'Christmas With Dad' follows a 23-year-old, AJ, as his family prepare for the festive season and the arrival of an eighth child. With remarkable access and insight, the film reveals a young man...
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Can't Hold Me Down
Rapper 'Real A' (Arnaud Touanga) discovered that he was dyslexic at the age of 12 after arriving in Glasgow as a refugee from the Congo. He had encountered many problems at school. In 'Can't Hold Me...
24-09-2012 / / 0 Comments
Cocooned
'Cocooned' is a portrait of a widower, four years after her bereavement as she struggles to connect or engage with the world around her. Her story is told through a series of diary extracts and live...
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Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Stress
'Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Stress' follows the story of Alex as he deals with his experience of anxiety and depression. Using a combination of live action drama, comedy, animation...
24-09-2012 / 1 Favourites / 0 Comments
Eight Words
A portrayal of a woman who has to tell her husband the worst news of their lives. What makes it even harder is that he is at sea for the next three months, a submariner, and regulations means that...
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Communication Street – Deaf Children and Communication At Home
'Communication Street' is a film about problems Deaf young people have communicating at home, with parents, brothers and sisters. In a fun and entertaining way it looks at things such as being woken...
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Deaf Awareness for Health Professionals
'Top Tips for Health Professionals' film suggests ways to improve Deaf awareness and communication skills amongst Health Professionals when working with Deaf young people. This includes making an...
24-09-2012 / / 0 Comments
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Award winners
Winner – Best Short Documentary (2012)
Animated documentary about a small charity which makes a huge impact on the lives of adults...
11-08-2014 / 1 Favourites / 0 Comments
Winner – Best Short Documentary (2011)
'Hang On The Bell Nellie' is a documentary about Nell McFadden who experienced depression after...
26-09-2012 / 1 Favourites / 0 Comments
Winner – Animation Award (2011)
A Music Video devised & realized by homeless Londoners during workshops at The Connection at...
01-10-2012 / / 0 Comments
Winner – Best Long Documentary (2010)
Filmed over a period of one year, The Nurture Room accesses three schools (three of only five...
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Winner – Drama (2010)
Art Therapy is the disturbing portrayal of a woman who, having been referred to a locked in-...
02-10-2012 / 3 Favourites / 0 Comments
Winner – Best Short Documentary (2010)
People in Ayrshire who have Alcohol Related Brain Damage (ARBD) share their experiences.
The...
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Winner – First Person Narrative (2010)
This film is part of the 'Stills Movie Project', which aims to teach people with learning...
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Winner – Jury Prize (2009)
Directed by Lindsay Goodall, Irene portrays the filmmaker’s 92-year-old grandmother suffering from...
19-09-2012 / 6 Favourites / 1 Comments
Winner – Comedy Award (2009)
A humorous film about taking the time to reflect on life, and how the decisions we make can affect...
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Winner – Animation Award (2009)
Voiced by a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy group, 'Nimbus' explores the dark, and often isolated,...
02-10-2012 / 1 Favourites / 1 Comments
Winner – Documentary & Factual (2009)
This film focuses on men who have survived sexual abuse as children. Lifting the Lid, features...
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Winner – Drama (2009)
Alison has devoted the last three years of her life to caring for her mother who has Alzheimer's....
02-10-2012 / / 1 Comments
Winner – Animation Award (2008)
Asperger's Syndrome is a light-hearted and touching take on how young people with Asperger's...
19-09-2012 / / 1 Comments
Winner – Jury Prize (2007)
Full Cycle is a formal account of Graeme Obree's struggle with depression, following a cycling...
18-09-2012 / 3 Favourites / 0 Comments
Winner – Diversity (2007)
As part of Royston Stress Centre, the Youth Stress Centre offers an outreach service to 11–18 year...
01-10-2012 / 1 Favourites / 0 Comments
Winner – Best Factual (2007)
A history of Gartloch Hospital up to its closure in 1996, after serving patients for 100 years....
28-09-2012 / 2 Favourites / 2 Comments
Highly commended
Highly Commended – Drama Award (2011)
'James Dean' deals with the issue of transgender sexuality in a young teenage girl, and how she...
01-10-2012 / 1 Favourites / 0 Comments
Highly Commended – Public Awareness (2011)
Following 'My Life', Peter McMahon's first production in 2008, Peter continues his journey to tell...
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Highly Commended – Animation Award (2011)
The film shows how people can experience various obstacles when tackling depression, and trying to...
01-10-2012 / / 0 Comments
Highly Commended – Best Short Documentary (2011)
An innovative way of tackling stigma and ignorance about the issues of mental health and race...
19-09-2012 / 1 Favourites / 0 Comments
Highly Commended – Best Short Documentary (2010)
Sanctuary tells the stories of six asylum seekers and refugees living in Glasgow, and aims to...
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Highly Commended – Factual (2009)
The short film describes the feelings of young people as their housing estate is demolished, and...
02-10-2012 / / 0 Comments
Highly Commended – Animation Award (2008)
'Like Me, Only Better' is a short animated film which covers issues for people suffering from...
19-09-2012 / 1 Favourites / 0 Comments
Highly Commended – Best Factual (2007)
The main aim of this film is to give hope to people with mental health difficulties, and to help...
02-10-2012 / 3 Favourites / 1 Comments
Highly Commended – Best Short (2007)
Stigma Dies is a short film which explores the condition of hearing voices, and examines methods...
02-10-2012 / / 0 Comments
The Colonel's Outing