Urquhart Media was established in 2016 by Parisa Urquhart - a BAFTA-winning Scottish Persian documentary maker based in Scotland.

Urquhart Media creates game-changing content that challenges the status quo. Stories that emerge from Scotland but resonate globally and span current affairs, documentaries and cinematic shorts, creating impact and positive change within society.

Parisa Urquhart won a BAFTA in the ‘Single Documentary’ category for ‘Scotland, Slavery & Statues’ - a highly acclaimed 60' BBC film that Parisa produced and directed over four years. The documentary attracted nationwide press and is being distributed worldwide. She also won a Scottish Documentary Institute competition to direct a 30’ documentary ‘Long Live Livi’ for BBC about ‘The Snagglerats’, 7 year old girl skaters who attempt to save legendary Livingston Skatepark with encouragement from Tony Hawk. The documentary was immediately picked up by Amazon Prime for the US and Japan, and Garage Films worldwide. It also won ‘Best Action Sport Film’ at Kendal Mountain Film Festival. This documentary instigated Historic Environment Scotland to heritage list legendary Livi Skatepark in 2024. Parisa also produced and directed ‘Strike For Freedom: Frederick Douglass in Scotland’ which toured throughout Scotland, screened in cinemas alongside US drama ‘Harriet’ and is screening at film festivals and colleges in the US. She also produces and directs short films for Channel 4 News.

Parisa has been a BAFTA Scotland juror from 2021 to 2024 and is now in the 2025 cohort of the Women in Film and TV Mentoring scheme.

Parisa has always had a passion for film and documentaries. This passion persisted during her previous careers in the UK and abroad in sports journalism and property management and development. She eventually undertook filmmaking courses when living in Sydney, Australia. These courses enabled her to work on documentaries by Sydney media companies with international clients such as the World Wildlife Fund. On her return to Scotland Parisa established Urquhart Media Limited, enabling her to produce and direct her own content.

Urquhart Media is developing an exciting slate of upcoming documentaries for broadcast.