Nick Higgins

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Nick Higgins is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, academic and curator. He is the founder and programme leader of the Masters Filmmaking degree at the University of the West of Scotland where he is the Director of the Creative Media Academy and Professor in Screen Practice. His most recent documentary production, Colours of the Alphabet was translated into 30 languages and digitally released across Africa on the Afridocs platform. Previous productions include the BAFTA Scotland nominated mass participation documentary, We Are Northern Lights and the multi-director, The New Ten Commandments with contributions from Tilda Swinton, Marc Cousins and Irvine Welsh. His films have been broadcast on the BBC, STV, Al Jazeera, SVT (Sweden), YLE (Finland), ZDF (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), VPRO (the Netherlands) and have picked up awards at film festivals internationally. Over the last couple of years Nick has also produced several interactive documentaries on the uws.io web platform and in 2017 he directed and produced his first 360 virtual reality documentary. Since then Nick has co-curated the Virtual Reality programme at the Glasgow Short Film Festival (2017 & 2019) and was the executive producer on the KristallPalast interactive VR experience produced with the award-winning ISO digital design studio. Prior to joining UWS, Professor Higgins was a senior lecturer at the University of Edinburgh where founded the Trans-disciplinary Documentary Film Phd programme and the MA in Media, Culture and Practice. He is a regular contributor to BAFTA Scotland and Royal Television Society film and television juries and has previously been a member of the documentary jury at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. He sits on the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities executive and the Independent Producers Scotland board.

Most Popular Nick Higgins Trailers

Total trailers found: 21

The Rein of Mary King Trailer (2013)

07 April 2013

A tribute to the distinguished reign of one of Britain's longest-serving Olympians.

InsoMania Trailer (2022)

15 October 2022

A young woman who struggles to sleep, decides to go outside in a desperate attempt to tire herself out.

The New Ten Commandments Trailer (2008)

02 January 2008

The film was produced by Nick Higgins from Lansdowne Productions and Noémie Mendelle from the Scottish Documentary Institute and has 10 film-chapter directors for each of the 10 chapters of the film.

We Are Northern Lights Trailer (2013)

16 February 2013

How do you capture the essence of Scotland in just one film? You invite people from all across the country to submit their unique visions in a mass participation project and combine them into a poignant, thrilling, moving, and often very funny impressionistic self portrait of contemporary Scotland.

I Called Her Lexi Trailer (2024)

06 December 2024

The exploration of a long distance relationship during the COVID-19 pandemic using an assemblage of archival footage.

Look Up Trailer (2019)

11 April 2019

A superstitious widow looks at the stars every night in the hope of understanding her late husband's last words to her.

Colours of the Alphabet Trailer (2016)

21 February 2016

It is estimated that 40% of the world’s population lack the opportunity to be educated in their own language.

Straight Girl Trailer (2023)

02 April 2023

"Straight Girl" paints a colourful, three-dimensional portrait of Leeds-based electronic musician Remy Enceladus, also known as Straight Girl.

Salesmen Trailer (2023)

30 April 2023

A young struggling, directionless salesman stumbles across a new-fangled religious movement while desperately trying to make a sale.

Fight the Tower Trailer (2021)

14 November 2021

A dark comedy short film. As the days and nights in lockdown start to merge, Gerry’s paranoia increases as a 5g tower is due to be switched on in his local area.

A Mother's Work Trailer (2024)

13 December 2024

All Patsy Miller has ever wanted is the quiet life - but from a turbulent childhood to getting squandered out of her rights by governments and the rich elite, she has been hindered at every point.

Aisles Trailer (2024)

24 April 2024

Two employees at a library navigate through a mundane shift until one of them begins to act out.

Mister Swolo Trailer (2019)

08 March 2019

Facing a problematic creative block, Harrison embarks on a journey to Glen Coe with his best friend in order to reignite his artistic imagination.

My Dad and the Volcano Trailer (2024)

18 August 2024

Gavin built a giant volcano sculpture that's now in his dad's shed. Gavin seeks his dad's understanding but he's uninterested in modern art and refuses to participate in the documentary.

UFO Trailer (2020)

21 August 2020

After years of estrangement, two brothers encounter their father living in a mysterious Scottish community.

House of Light Trailer (2020)

10 September 2020

House of Light is an intimate portrait of one family’s daily life when forced to remain together in their apartment in Dhaka, Bangladesh during the Covid-19 health crisis.

My Sunshine Trailer (2021)

01 January 2021

When three siblings are reunited at their mother's vigil, Judy confronts her brothers' expectations.

And So It Was Trailer (2023)

20 August 2023

Having recently faced the loss of her sister, Norah MacRae - the longest serving Post Office worker in Scottish history - begins to reflect on what’s to come in her remaining years from the wee shop attached to her house.

Veronique Trailer (2021)

13 August 2021

Veronique is a social realist drama picturing a day in the life of a teenage girl and her mentally ill mother.

Mentiras Trailer (2006)

01 January 2006

Mentiras is a visually stunning but profoundly unsettling journey through the world’s largest city.

Hidden Gifts: The Mystery of Angus McPhee Trailer (2004)

01 January 2004

Hidden Gifts is a creative documentary that explores the mystery of art and mental illness. It tells the story of Angus MacPhee, “the quiet big man” from South Uist, who wove clothes from grass.