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Early Works

Thera, from the Early Works compilation.

This is a compilation of 16mm short films made between 1980 and 1984. It includes the following:

Track 1980 7 mins 16mm colour widescreen

A train journey along a branch line through Kent, choreographed via cyclic, systemised camera movements. First screened at the Berlin Film Festival, August 1980.

East Coast 1981 11 mins 16mm colour

Seascapes, groynes, wave motions and light phenomena transformed via pixillation and multiple superimpositions in camera. First screened on BBC 2 July 1981. Supported by the Arts Council of England. 16mm version available for hire from Lux Distribution.

In Motion 1982 13 mins 16mm colour

A visionary film exploring gestural relationships between kinetic text and motion through landscapes. First Screened at Hyeres Festival, France August 1982. Supported by the Arts Council of England. 16mm version available for hire from Lux Distribution.

Thera 1984 16 mins 16mm B and W

Thera was shot almost entirely in a single day in the hilltop village of Pyrgos on Santorini. It adopted a ritualised shooting style of walking ten paces, waiting for any activity to enter the frame, then shooting 10 secs of film. This took place from dawn to nightfall, beginning in the lower outskirts, and ending at the hilltop chapel. At this moment the villagers began their own Easter ritual, and walked in procession back through the town, blessing every household in turn.

First screened at Cinema City, Norwich 1984. Supported by the Arts Council of England.

The DVD is no longer for sale. New high definition digital copies of each film will be published soon.