Edward McConnell

Mackintosh

The life and work of the Scottish architect and artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

Glasgow Belongs to Me

An Englishman has just got off the train at St. Enoch Station and is asking a cab driver to show him around Glasgow. Naturally, the cab driver is happy to oblige and the visitor gets to see the City first hand.

As Long as You're Young

A year in the life of Youth Hostel workers and patrons in Scotland.

The Disappearing Island

Magnus Magnusson looks at the traditional way of life on Barra, and with opinions of residents, speculates on the threats to the language, the crofting traditions and the culture of the island in the face of unemployment and a declining population.

Raindrop

Following the journey of a drop of rain.

Hands

An artistic interpretation of the capability of the human hand.

Castle in the Sand

A father murders his son's girlfriend.

Weave Me a Rainbow

A look at the Scottish woollen industry.

Shell Shock

Take an egg and make it your star. You don’t have to pay it too much. Make sure it doesn’t crack under the strain. Not breaking like an egg should it refuses to be crushed. When the authorities finally put pressure on it a malevolent revenge results.

Man, Monsters & Mysteries

Man, Monsters and Mysteries is a 1974 Disney educational animated featurette. It explains about man's intriguing questions about monsters, mysteries and even the enigmatic Loch Ness monster.

The Odd Man

A documentary profile of three Scottish screenwriters: Edward Boyd, Gordon Williams and Alan Sharp.

Thistledown

A commentary-free documentary looking at the cotton-like down produced by thistles to disperse their seed. The film follows down drifting through various settings including the Water of Leith and the pitch at Partick Thistle Football Club.

Why Scotland, Why East Kilbride

A tour of the Scottish new town of East Kilbride.

Beyond the Grampians

Fishing, farming and life in the great outdoors in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Benno Schotz: Sculptor and Modeller

The sculptor Benno Schotz at work in his studio in Glasgow, and demonstrating his technique. The film examines his working methods and the themes running through his work. Much of his work is as a modeller in bronze and metals, and as a sculptor of stone, wood, iron and plastic.

Broken Images

A drunken man staggers around Glasgow's Royal Exchange Square and George Square on a beautiful sunlit morning. He seems to be troubled by the drunken events that led him here...

The Big Clubs

Documentary focusing on the two most successful football clubs in Scotland; Celtic and Rangers. This film outlines the origins of the clubs, their accomplishments and the socio-economic importance of the clubs to their home city; Glasgow, Scotland.

A Line for All Seasons

The passing of the seasons on Scotland's picturesque West Highland Railway.

Faces

The screening of the short film 'Faces' at the 1961 Edinburgh and London Film Festivals kick started the film career of young McConnell, then studying at Glasgow School of Art. 'Faces', a comment on the personas we adopt, was inspired by a visit to the Brussels Experimental Film Festival of 1958 where McConnell saw the work of many European film makers, films of a genre unseen at that time in Britain. Many were without words, telling their stories in a variety of genres, live action, animation, puppetry, and making social comments on their times.

Falls the Shadow

Golfers in a Scottish Landscape

Two visitors enjoying Scotland, an enthusiastic but inexperienced golfer improving on the world's greatest courses; his wife exploring spectacular places visited by the first known lady golfer in history - Mary, Queen of Scots. The commentary of Scot's actor Andrew Crawford links romantic past with sporting present in a film which captures the flavour of the country and its national game.

Round Trip to Glasgow

British Transport film.

Island of the Big Cloth

The story of Harris Tweed and its Hebridean homeland.

The Big Catch

A story of youthful rivalry in a Highland fishing port.