Recent Work

Small catalogue of images from recent film-related work. Since last Augst, I've been making a conscious effort to reinvent my approach to filmmaking. If a lack of funds or a lack of support amongst friends and family means that I'm unable to make a film like Le lit de la vierge (1969) or Le pont du Nord (1981), I can at least explore the same themes through a different methodology. This reinvention owes a lot to the influence of filmmakers like Chris Marker, Agnès Varda, Patrick Keiller, Derek Jarman and early Peter Greenaway, but it's also a continuation of what I've been trying to do with the blog: i.e. using a particular film as a frame for exploring more personal ideas under the belief that criticism, for me at least, should be a combination of essay, autobiography and genuine fiction. The same is also true for filmmaking.

At this point I'm not at all confident enough to post the actual films online. Some of the more recent projects could still be improved with tighter editing, a new soundtrack mix, etc, but I suppose I wanted to include some acknowledgement of their existence, if only to remind myself that the blog is still mine, and not in the possession of some other, disconnected part of my psyche that exists somewhere outside of the boundaries of my everyday life [although it does, no question]. Nonetheless, it's the first great step towards actually sharing my work with an audience, and not just making it for myself.

Communication: DV, Colour / 14 minutes and 27 seconds / 20/02/2012:


Self Portraits: DV, Colour / 8 minutes and 24 seconds / 30/01/2012:


Garden Scene: DV, Black & White / 28 minutes and 15 seconds / 02/01/2012:


A Reading of Virginia Woolf's 1931 Novel The Waves [extract]: DV, Colour / 40 minutes and 22 seconds / 26/12/2011:


Absence: DV, Colour / 10 minutes and 16 seconds / 15/11/2011:


Sperm Impregnates the Egg / A Baby is Born: DV, Colour / 4 minutes and 32 seconds / 23/10/2011:


The Illicit Carpet Bombings of Eastern Cambodia and Laos, March 18 1969 to May 28 1970: DV, Colour / 6 minutes and 22 seconds / 15/10/2011:


The Dying Light: DV, Colour / 8 minutes and 15 seconds / 06/10/2011:


Sunrise [An Impression]: DV, Colour / 53 minutes and 10 seconds / 28/09/2011:


Prison of Rain: DV, Black & White / 12 minutes and 53 seconds / 10/09/2011:


The Quest for Fire: DV, Colour / 7 minutes and 28 seconds / 06/08/2011:

All images © Amarcord Films/Lights in the Dusk, 2011-2012