023: Scottish Documentary Podcast - Right Here: Making Long Live Livi

This is the first episode focusing on our series of films developed for broadcast on BBC Scotland in association with Screen Scotland as part of the Right Here initiative. Right Here explores the rich diversity of Scottish identity through character-driven stories and beautiful imagery, and this episode we’re discussing Parisa Urquhart and Ling Lee’s 30 minute film, Long Live Livi, which is available now on BBC iPlayer. While there, you can also watch the other two films in the series, Our Fathers and Time to Fly. Long Live Live tells of three ambitious skate girls known as “The Snagglerats”, who formed the group to inspire more girls to skate. They’re on a mission to save Livingston skatepark. In this interview recorded on Zoom, co-directors Parisa and Ling discuss the process of bringing their idea to TV screens and what might be next for the Snagglerats. You can also watch a video of the discussion on our website at scottishdocinstitute.com/masterclasses. First up you’ll hear the Director of the Scottish Documentary Institute, Noe Mendelle, discussing Right Here. Photo credit: Hannah Bailey