“Make it to Munich”
Recipient of the SAFF Audience Award
Make It To Munich is an inspiring Scottish sports documentary that follows Ethan Walker, a talented teenage footballer from Aberdeenshire, as he battles back from devastating, life-threatening injuries after a serious road traffic accident. With the support of pioneering Glasgow surgeon Professor Gordon Mackay, Ethan takes on an extraordinary challenge: cycling 1,200 kilometres from Hampden Park to Munich in time for Scotland’s opening Euro 2024 match against Germany.
Carrying the official Scotland National Team match pennant throughout the journey, Ethan is joined by Professor Mackay, dedicated Tartan Army supporter Stephen Collie, and filmmaker Martyn. Fresh from closing Glasgow Film Festival 2025, Make It To Munich is a powerful documentary about resilience, recovery, Scottish football, and the determination to overcome impossible odds.
Starring: Ethan Walker, Gordon Mackay
Director: Martyn Robertson
Camera: Jamie Dipster, Darren Hercher, Martyn Robertson, Felix Riedelsheimer
Edit: Elizabeth Clutterbuck
Music: Scott Twynholm
Producer: Louise Storrie, John Archer, Martyn Robertson, Rakasree Basu
Country: Scotland
Martyn Robertson is a Scotland-based film director and BAFTA New Talent award winner who has also received a BIFA nomination. Known for his work in independent film and documentary filmmaking, he began his career creating short films with communities in areas of multiple deprivation, using cinema as a tool for local storytelling and engagement.
He later went on to produce and direct short films through a range of development schemes before completing his debut funded feature documentary, which premiered at the BFI London Film Festival and also screened at the Glasgow Film Festival and Cannes Great8, where it won several Best Feature awards. Make It to Munich is Martyn Robertson’s second feature documentary, made on a shoestring budget while he continued filming two other funded feature documentaries, highlighting his commitment to bold, independent Scottish filmmaking.