Island Life Productions '66 Prize - 2021-
Our online competition dedicated to finding the best emerging artistic talent who have yet to be recognised professionally.
Passport People - 2019-
In our inaugural podcast project, we talk to people from around the world about the places that matter to them.
The Collie's Shed - 2023
Based in a local Men’s Shed in East Lothian, THE COLLIE’S SHED follows four retired miners as they discover how a review into the policing of the mining strikes in the 80’s and a potential Miners Pardon Bill by the Scottish Government suddenly affects them, their friendships and their relationships.
White Rabbit Red Rabbit - 2023
One of the most toured plays in the contemporary history of theatre!
No rehearsals. No director. No set.A different actor reads the script cold for the first time at each performance.
(You Went To) Inverleith Park - 2023
A boy and a girl are reunited in Inverleith Park after years apart, but how has time changed their feelings towards each other?
Message for 2023 - 2022
At the end of 2022, we brought together writers from each of the four home nations (England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland) to mark their thoughts and feelings at the end of a hard year and the beginning of a potential-filled new year
Friends of Luke - 2022
Our debut feature film is a coming-of-age comedy about a teenage boy overcoming a break-up whilst figuring out his feelings about his best friends getting together.
The Big Summer of Funding Applications - 2022
In summer 2022, we embarked on our most challenging project yet: to make the big, scary world of arts funding as accessible and fun as possible!
Welcome Back - 2021
In summer 2021, we selected a filmmaker and a dancer in Edinburgh, London, Bristol and Leeds to make films celebrating the post-COVID return to public spaces
The Blindfold - 2021
Our interactive, choose-your-own audio adventure investigates the effects of COVID-19 on society.
Welcome to the Quids Inn - 2020
Our eight-episode debut fiction podcast project tells the story of five young people simultaneously hired as receptionists at the Edinburgh Newington Quids Inn.
Inter-Europe - 2018-19
We have been working with organisations in seven different countries across Europe to give emerging artists the opportunity to create original work in a different cultural landscape from that which they’re used to, and to give theatre-makers around Europe the opportunity to strengthen ties and work together on a continent-wide project.
Project in collaboration with the International Theatre Institute.
The Nomad's Odyssey - 2017
We are delighted to present our first on-stage production. This poetic solo play is both an adventure written on the road and a delicately intimate audience experience that uses the power of words to explore senses, memories and hope.
To view pictures & full video of production, please request these materials by emailing fin@islandlifeproductions.com
The Rice Fields - 2014
Island Life Productions presents the magnificent story of the mighty rice fields, the humble rice farmers and the magical grains they produce together that keep billions of people alive around the world every day.
Pavlovely - 2014
What happens when egg whites, sugar, mango and one hour of culinary magic come together? It's pavelovely!
Money: Rise of the Giant - 2013
Our documentary portraying how money came to have such an influence in our lives as it presently does.
Meet Ka Mau - 2013
A video starring Kamau Abayomi, an American spoken word artist living in Bali who has a lot to say about the state of the world.
Made in collaboration with the New Earth Works.
Drops of Water - 2013
In a village in Bali, Indonesia, a group of people came together to create something that made a difference in the community.
Made in collaboration with the New Earth Works.
The 1966 Guide to Basic Home Cooking - 2012
After losing his father, Jacques is a depressed 16 year old Parisian boy. One day whilst cleaning his father's study, he finds a book that leads him on an adventure of self-discovery.
Premiered at the 2013 Deep Fried Film Festival in Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Getnosweat.net Video - 2011
In 2011, a group of kids from the Balinese village of Kediri, came together to create a music video that promoted the importance of organic cotton.
Premiered at the 2013 Cooperative Film Festival in Bradford, England.