Scottish Documentary Institute Showcase: East African Stories + Q&A 2022

The films in this showcase are free to watch and are geo-blocked for the UK region only.

Delivered in collaboration with Docubox and the British Council, East African Stories is part of the Scottish Documentary Institute's Stories project. 

Run in cities across the world, Stories is an intensive residential filmmaking laboratory which guides and mentors filmmakers, helping them shape the stories they want to tell into festival ready films within a short period of time. This year’s East Africa cohort consists of six filmmakers from Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, and Sudan. Their films tell personal, inspiring, intimate, and socially relevant stories of home, community, creativity, passion, family, relationships, and the environment.

Scottish Documentary Institute

Established in 2004 by Noé Mendelle to nurture documentary filmmakers and audiences in Scotland and beyond, Scottish Documentary Institute specialises in documentary training, production and distribution, supporting filmmakers through its diverse programme of international activities and high quality training programmes. Bridging art and industry, SDI is committed to supporting authored films driven by content and emotional experience.

British Council

The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. They work with over 100 countries in the fields of arts and culture, English language, education and civil society. Last year they reached over 80 million people directly and 791 million people overall including online, broadcasts, and publications. Founded in 1934, they are a UK charity governed by Royal Charter and a UK public body. They receive a 15 per cent core funding grant from the UK government.