Director: Lizzie MacKenzie
Producer: Emily Copley and Lizzie Mackenzie
Production Companies: Green Ray Films and Of The Wild productions
Screen Scotland support: The film accessed £50,000 through Screen Scotland's Film Development and Production Fund
Synopsis
A fiercely independent 80-year-old scientist has spent her life observing wild horses from the edges of human society. Now, as their ecosystem - and ours - faces collapse, she discovers, in their freedom, a path back to a world we’ve all left behind.
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Markets: Sheffield DocFest MeetMarket
Festivals: Horse Woman will be featured as part of the Docs-in-Progress Scotland Showcase at Cannes Film Festival 2026 on Friday 15 May 2026.
Image credits: Still courtesy of Scottish Documentary Institute