A short film by a Bafta-winning director has been launched on the plans for the historic Graving Docks in Govan.

The site on the south bank of the River Clyde, which has lain derelict for nearly 40 years is to be transformed into a new community with 300 homes and a park with one of the docks used for ship repair.

Given the history of the site and the huge regeneration project, director, Chris Leslie decided to document the plan.

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The result is Rising Tides: Govan Graving Docks Rebirth with footage of the site and interviews with the people behind the project.

(Image: NCV) (Image: NCV)

Leslie has previously produced work on the regeneration of Glasgow and the people in the communities affected.

He said: “For centuries, the phrase, ‘Glasgow made the Clyde, and the Clyde made Glasgow,’ has spoken to the city’s intimate connection with the river, capturing its romanticised legacy. “But today, for many, the Clyde feels like a shadow of its former self—a still and silent divider rather than a unifying force.

“The shipbuilding era days that once defined it is long gone, and much of its rich heritage has been dismantled and discarded. To me, it’s a tragedy that the city has turned its back on the river and its history. 

“So, when I heard about the plans to develop Govan Graving Docks – especially with the idea of it becoming a working dry dock again - I approached O’Donnell Brown (architects) and asked if I could tell this story.

“I knew it was a story worth documenting, not just for the site but for the city and the river’s future.”

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The 300 homes are currently subject to a planning application with the council.

If approved, once built they will finance the wider regeneration work on the large site over the three docks.

Ship repair is already taking place at Dock No 1 where the steamship TS Queen Mary is currently being worked on.

The overall £125m project is being led on by developers New City Vision.

Harry O’Donnell, New City Vision, chairman, said the views of local people have been taken into account.

He said: “The site has got many different components and some of these are reflective of comments and criticisms made against earlier applications.

“The team have tried to take on some of those criticisms and not just build some new houses on the site, but to try and reflect the area’s heritage as we try to create a new neighbourhood in Govan.

“There won’t be just housing, there will be places where people will be able to see things, there will be commercial activity, there will be new businesses created. So, there will be a hub which is still part of the fabric of Govan.”

The film was first screed at an event held on the site.