This programme takes a practice-based collaborative approach to studying for an award in Film Directing (Documentary) that integrates practical film making with analysis of contemporary practice.

Students will make a creative documentary or non-fiction film that defies genre definition and pushes the boundaries of narrative, using limitations in a creative way. They will develop these through group seminars and tutorials.

Students will work in an integrated framework that helps them question the form of their film and enables them to find the right language for their storytelling.

University of Edinburgh's encourage ways of working that foster the exchange of ideas, with inspiration from international film making practice through:

the Scottish Documentary Institute (SDI)
support from our team of documentary practitioners
The tutors are top professionals currently working in the industry as:

directors
producers
editors
sound designers
cinematographers