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Concours de films très courts en 3 plans et 30 sec.

Cinéhaïku is running a contest inviting people to make 30-second ‘haiku films’. You can watch them here (and vote) (for mine). 

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DOCUMENTARY SHORTS

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A Ludic Rooms Project

I will be at Random String Festival this weekend playing with pixels and lights. Loads of great stuff happening in Coventry, much of it free and open to all.

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Feast Your Eyes: Modern Times

Charlie Chaplin’s farewell to silent cinema is a damning satire on the capitalism that would continue to dominate the following century. As the Tramp bounces from one hardship to another, how does he manage to eat?

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Feast Your Eyes: Under the Skin

Watch the latest episode of my food-and-film series, looking at Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin.

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Feast Your Eyes: Candyman

Here’s episode 3 of my food and film series, all about the 1992 horror masterpiece Candyman.

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Feast Your Eyes: Jurassic Park

Here’s the second episode of my food-and-film series, looking at dinosaurs and ice cream.

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Feast Your Eyes: Léon: The Professional

This is the first instalment of my new video series Feast Your Eyes. The series looks at how great films tell stories with and about food.

This first episode is about Luc Besson’s 1994 thriller Léon. 

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On the Side of the Disease and Not the Cure | Safe (Todd Haynes, 1995)

By looking at illness for what it is in Todd Haynes' Safe, we begin to uncover the true terror of this masterpiece.

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Iota, Downfall

I made this video for Warwickshire folk trio Iota, and it might just be the silliest thing I’ve made so far.

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Shearwater

Dr. Alice Pope is in the forest of Shearwater to conduct some research. But her team is missing, she's lost her way, and something might be following...

I shot this film last Halloween and I’m pleased to bring you the final product.

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Screen Brum - Shorts with Director Joel Blackledge (29/6/2018)

It's hot so we are in our shorts. Seemed appropriate for us to delve into the world of the short film, with director and curator Joel Blackledge. We have recommendations of the best short films from around the world, the places to see them and also discuss the big name directors who have worked in the field. And of course, all the very best music

Listen to my appearance on Screen Brum here - especially if you want recommendations for great short films

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The Dark Knight: Establishing the Shot

To celebrate the 10th birthday of The Dark Knight, I made my first video essay. It’s about the first shot of the film, and how it might offer more than meets the eye.

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House Call

I wrote this!