Kate Davis at the GFT

Denkmal, Kate Davis

An early 2017 treat and a great way to become excited about Kate’s forthcoming film, a result of the Margaret Tait Award 2016, was this screening of Disgrace, Denkmal and Weight at the GFT on Sunday. Thank you Davis and LUX Scotland.

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Tutu Woodhouse – a thing I almost made…

chanel-spring-summer-2015

I’m determined to make this not good thing into something else, and so something better, during the next three weeks. It’ll involve a complete re-write, new approach, but I’m so game. A video about walking, hats and violent Smurfs. But this video is currently password protected, for vanity’s sake.

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We see it once

Just noticed this photo of Ace City Racers, pausing in front of my video, Women: 8 Films. From, erm, 2014 or something?

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Second Chance Man – Christoph Girardet

Second Chance Man - Christoph Girardet

A chat with Jamie Simpson this morning reminded me of chum Christoph Girardet’s participation in the Tindersticks’ The Waiting Room Project. Christoph made Second Chance Man. Nothing to do with sigur rós at all, sorry Jamie.

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A 13 Point Script for a YouTube Unboxing Video, 2016

Here’s a link to the text bit of a performance I gave at the NAFAE conference in July at the University of Cumbria Institute of the Arts. The performance is called… A 13 Point Script for a YouTube Unboxing Video And here’s the visual bit – a silent video… A 13 Point Script for a…

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Video Festival – Transmission – 10 & 11 December

Vicki and Alex, Like the Clouds (2015)

Vicki and Alex, Like the Clouds is in day two of Transmission’s Video Festival. Lots of other treats in store too… Come join us at Transmission for a mini-festival of members’ video work, over two days! This is one of the most exciting parts of our current film screening programme, and is not to be…

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BBC AS ECHO CHAMBER: A REVIEW OF “HYPERNORMALISATION” by Robin Parmar

Screen shot - Hypernormalisation, 2016

Here’s the real reason Curtis’ latest was so depressing: BBC as Echo Chamber – thanks Torsten. And yet there’s a huge problem with Robin’s critique and that’s the presumption that Curtis believes what he makes his narrator say. No one can believe that. No one, anywhere, ever. And is it so wrong to want certainties? Time to…

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12-Hour Action Group at The Cooper Gallery

In fine, fine company, I attended this whole bally affair, bar a nip out for a noodle and red wine tea. Amelia Jones was slick and professional, though I could have done with more… Laura Mulvey delivered from her couch, and, as ever, was clear as a bell, speaking my language… Fun-filled performances by Linder,…

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Streetwise – Martin Bell – 1984

After an hour of scrambling around in that internet last week, big thanks to Calum and Stasia for pointing out to me that this whole, heartbreaking, documentary is on YouTube here.

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