Collapse by Ruanne Abou-Rahme and Basel Abbas

28.10.09
B.Abbas and R.Abou-Rahme, Collapse (video still), single channel DV (2009), image courtesy of the artists Collapse is a sound and video installation comprised of reassembled archival footage. A collaboration between Palestinian artists Basel Abbas (sound and music) and Ruanne Abou-Rahme (film and video) the piece weaves elements sourced from news footage, archive material and Palestinian field recordings into a testament to resistance, longing, struggle and loss ...
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How to Re-Establish a Vodka Empire

07.10.09
How to Re-Establish a Vodka Empire How to Re-Establish a Vodka Empire began with a story, a manuscript found in an attic that told the tale of Russian revolution and exile through Europe to Northern Ireland from the point of view of a young and romantic girl – director Dan Edelstyn’s Grandmother, Maroussia Zorokovich. Her words and vision prompted a documentary journey into Ukraine’s present and ...
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Session by Mandy Macintosh

07.10.09
Session, Mandy Mcintosh Here is an extract from Session, the latest film from Glasgow-based artist Mandy McIntosh, commissioned by Picture This, Bristol. Session considers the mental health of an 18th century slave called Pero who lived and worked in Bristol for his master John Pinney. Pinney’s house is now a museum but Pero’s room is closed to the public and used to store furniture. In the film, ...
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How the air feels to the birds by Nick Jordan

22.09.09
How the air feels to the birds, Nick Jordan They act as if they had never heard the question before. The what? they say. The air? What about it? We smile and rephrase the question: What does ...
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Dance by Alex Pearl

22.09.09
Dance, Alex Pearl Alex Pearl: Dance was my first film. I was so unsure of what I was doing that I was blushing while I made it. Essentially I was recording while playing with an electric toothbrush, a Barbie skirt, string and a red trolley. Without a plan when I started, Dance turned out to be the first of a few films documenting moments ...
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AND Festival trailers by Uniform

22.09.09
AND Festival brand by Uniform If you haven’t yet seen the bold branding for the inaugural Abandon Normal Devices (AND) Festival, then check out the festival website and the trailers below. Developed by Liverpool-based brand and design consultancy Uniform, the agency has created a slate of funky animated stings that are inspired by the festival’s theme of questioning the normal. As you can see in the ...
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Alex is still Alive by Simon Baumann

18.09.09
Alex is still Alive, Simon Baumann Simon Baumann introduces his short documentary film, Alex is still Alive: Following Kubrick’s detailed location notes for A Clockwork Orange, Alex is still Alive takes the viewer back to the architectural space of the ultra-violent activities of the Droogs. Can you still hear echoes of boots, Ludwig Van and Gene Kelley? Has the 1960s concrete decayed with acid rain or the ...
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