Selected films, not dance
These films are for the most part experimental, having often been made under self-imposed constraints or embodying conceptual approaches. Others are scripted. For example:
Remake takes scenes from a low-budget, dubbed Italian remake of Franju's Eyes Without A Face, restaging the shots but without the presence of actors.
3 is a two screen video in which, on one sceen, one actor can see the other but not the other way round - and then vice versa on the other screen - while the camera abides by a rule that asks for panning that must follow the line of sight.
Trims presents a reel of 'rushes', from which the selected parts have been removed by an editor, so that what remains is a negative cast (so to speak) of the 'perfect' edited film. It is a memorial for an absent other (namely Chantal Akerman). This was shown at MAXXI in Rome.
Mickey Finn, a scripted drama, won the Grand Prix du Jury at 1992 Angers Premiers Plans International Film Festival. The jury comprised Chantal Akerman, André Techiné, Fabienne Babe, Anna Galiena, Igor Minaiev, Vincent Perez, and Don Boyd.
Outside, a graduation project made at Goldsmiths College, won bronze at the Festival of Nations (Austria) short film festival in 1991. This film is now lost, following the fire at Filmatic Labs.
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Rights apply in all cases.
Remake
2011
Super-8 film, 4:3, monochome
digital transfer
31 minutes
Published on DVD by filmarmalade
Reshooting of another film, minus its cast,
which was itself a remake of a remake.
Stiletto
1997, edit revised 2009
Super-16 film, 1.78:1, colour
12 minutes
BFI/Channel 4
Published on DVD by filmarmalade
A Saki story in minimal narrative terms.
A set of rituals and rhythms.
3
2006
2 channel video
MiniDV, 16:9, colour
looped, 23 minute example
Raquel Cassidy and Gerad Bell on two screens.
In each case, one can see the other but not vice versa.
Body
1994, edit revised 2020
35mm film, 1.85:1, colour
digital transfer
12 minutes
BFI/Channel 4
Sophocles' Antigone in a contemporary setting.
Cathy Tyson struggles with the weight of injustice.
Mickey Finn
1991
16mm film, 4:3, monochrome
digital transfer
25 minutes
A first film made with help from friends.
Winner of the Grand Prix du Jury, Festival d'Angers 1992.
Jury included André Téchiné & Chantal Akerman.