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TATSUMI ORIMOTO
A Cosmic Chaos
Short arts documentary
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PISSARRO
Father of Impressionism
Feature film for the EXHIBITION ON SCREEN series of documentaries
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THE DANISH COLLECTOR
Delacroix to Gauguin
Feature film for the EXHIBITION ON SCREEN series of documentaries
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TATSUMI ORIMOTO
A Cosmic Chaos
A short fim about the controversial Japanese artist Tatsumi Orimoto which features 'Breadman' performances and works made with is elderly mother Odai.
PISSARRO
Father of Impressionism
Feature film about Impressionism's oldest and most important artist. Filmed at the Ashmolean Museum Oxford and the Kunstmuseum Basel. In cinemas from 24 May 2022

SUNFLOWERS
Feature film about one of the world's most iconic series of paintings. Opening in Cinemas from 20th May 2021
MARY QUANT
Video installations for Victoria and Albert Museum, 2019


SUNFLOWERS
Feature film for the EXHIBITION ON SCREEN series of documentaries
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LUCIAN FREUD: A Self Portrait
Feature film for the EXHIBITION ON SCREEN series of documentaries
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VICTOR PAPANEK
Politics of Design
Video instllation for Vitra Design Museum, Gemany
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Chernobyl
POEM OF A HOUSE
Red House, National trust
Video installation in the house of the famous British designer William Morris.
Heavy Water: A Film for Chernobyl
Documentary about the Chernobyl nuclear disaster based on poems by Mario Petrucci. More4/Sky Arts
LUCIAN FREUD
A Self Portrait
Feature film about one of Britian's greatest modern artists, told through his self-portraits. Opening in Cinemas from 14th January 2020
VICTOR PAPANEK
Politics of Design
Video installation for Vitra Design Museum, Germany, 2018


Art360 & ArtThings
Series of short artist documentaries
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War Horse
Making War Horse
Documentary of the making of the National Theatre's smash hit stage show as it moves to the West End. More4/Sky Arts/National Theatre
THE DANISH COLLECTOR
Delacroix to Gauguin
Feature film about one of Denmark's finest collections of impressionist art and the man who assembled it. Opening in Cinemas from 30th November 2021
Art360 Project
and ArtThings
Series of short documentaries commissioned by Art360 featuring artists discussing archive and legacy.
OPEN UP
Royal Opera House
Large video installation in the new foyer of the Royal Opera House

 

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Everything Flows
MICHELANGELO
Love and Death
Feature film exploring the work of one of the world's most famous artists. In Cinemas in June 2017
Van Gogh & Japan
Feature film exploring the influence of Japanese art on one of the world's most famous artist. Opening in Cinemas in June 2019
Everything Flows Documentaries
Four short artist documentaries for the exhibition 'Everything flows: the art of getting in the zone'
THE LUKHANG
Double screen video installation for Wellcome Collection exhibition Tibet's Secret Temple - Opening November 2015
 
Wayne McGregor
PAINTING THE MODERN GARDEN: Monet to Matisse
Feature film exploring artists who used the garden as a powerful motif in their work. In cinemas 2016
Thinking with the Body
Mind and movement in the work of Wayne McGregor | Random Dance - Wellcome Collection
Sept 19 - Oct 27
VINCENT van GOGH: A New Way of Seeing
Feature film exploring the life and work behind one of the world's most iconic artists. In Cinemas in 2015
MANGA
Video installation for The British Museum, 2019
 
Altenberg Girl with a Pearl Earring
Altenberg: The Little Pocket Mirror
Documentary about the controversial Austrian writer made with Gemma Blackshaw at Plymouth University
CANALETTO
& The Art of Venice
Feature film exploring the work of one of Italy's most famous artists. Opening in Cinemas in Sept 2017
Girl with a Pearl Earring:
And Other Treasures from the Mauritshuis
Feature film exploring the mysteries behind one of the world's most iconic painting. Opening in Cinemas in 2015
DEGAS
Passion for Perfection
Feature film exploring the work of one of the world's most famous artists. In Cinemas in Nov 2018
 
Dreamscape Hieronymus Bosch
Museum of the White Horse
Documentary about the making of a travelling museum dedicated to white horses by Tania Kovats
Dreamscape
Video for new musical composition by Simon Emmerson which he performs with Kate Ryder (piano), and Jane Chapman (harpsichord).
The Curious World of HIERONYMUS BOSCH
Feature film exploring the work of one of the world's most curious artists.
NORTH
Video collaboration with artist Alex Hartley set in the high arctic.
 
Xenon
Slow
A visual essay about slow manufacturing in Austria made in collaboration with design historian and anthopologist Alison Clarke
Xenon
A collaboration with artist and musician Mikhail Karikis
GOYA: Visions of Flesh and Blood
Feature film exploring the life and work behind one of the world's visionary artists. Opening in Cinemas in 2015
'Albert Dies' - Victoria Revealed
Video installation at Kensington Palace.
 
Bridge Amazonia  
Tales from the Bridge
3D soundfield devised for the Millennium Bridge. Made in collaboration with Martyn Ware and featuring poetry by Mario Petrucci. July 27 - Sept 10
Amazonia
A video project with Lucy + Jorge Orta at the Natural History Museum