William Raban Movies
- 1985
Home Movies 1971-81
Home Movies 1971-8101985HD
Home movies shot on Super 8mm by W+B Hein over 10 years.
- 1975
After Manet, After Giorgione – Le Dejeuner sur l'Herbe or Fete Champetre
After Manet, After Giorgione – Le Dejeuner sur l'Herbe or Fete Champetre01975HD
Le déjeuner sur l’herbe is simultaneously perceived from four different camera positions in a work which engages with the pro-filmic in...
- 1992
Sundial
Sundial51992HD
William Raban's Sundial (1992), shot in the same location as his film Island Race, combines strongly formal procedures with an equally emphatic...
- 1970
View
View01970HD
"The film alternates from recording in time-lapse (one frame every ten seconds) to running through the camera at 24 f.p.s. (regular speed). The film...
- 2004
MM
MM4.52004HD
Documentary about architectural structures in the UK.
- 1986
Thames Film
Thames Film01986HD
This movie is an experimental documentary following the flow of the Thames out of London to the sea. It has a narration from John Hurt that takes the...
- 2010
About Now MMX
About Now MMX02010HD
Shot from the 21st floor of the iconic Balfron Tower, the film takes in the city of London below. Filmed mostly in time-lapse with the camera...
- 1972
River Yar
River Yar8.51972HD
A camera recorded one frame every minute (day and night) for two separate three-week periods in autumn and spring. The film is shown on two adjacent...
- 1994
A. 13
A. 1301994HD
Documentary about the surroundings of a skyscraper in London.
- 1974
Footsteps
Footsteps01974HD
Footsteps is in the manner of a game re-enacted, the game in making was between the camera and actor,the actor and cameraman, and one hundred feet of...
- 1974
After Lumière – l'Arroseur arrosé
After Lumière – l'Arroseur arrosé01974HD
"Like all the works I have done which refer directly to another artist, After Lumière… is not directly 'about' the Lumière...
- 1978
Autumn Scenes
Autumn Scenes01978HD
“The film is in three parts, each one exploring the fragmentary experience of perception by resorting to various forms of temporal and spatial...
- 1974
Breath
Breath01974HD
Shot in a remote part of Dartmoor, Breath is structured around a precise score. Three people are each given a camera loaded with 100ft of Kodachrome...
- 1996
Island Race
Island Race01996HD
"ISLAND RACE contrasts everyday events with actions of right wing extremists, counter anti-racist demonstrations, the funeral of a gangland leader,...
- 1977
Thames Barrier
Thames Barrier01977HD
Directed by William Raban.
- 2014
72-82
72-8202014HD
72-82 tells the story of the first ten years of Acme Studios and their ground breaking work providing artists' housing and studios in London. It also...
- 2013
Time and the Wave
Time and the Wave02013HD
The paradox of the present as a time that cannot be reflected upon until it has already become past, seems consistent with the idea of thinking about...
- 2020
Laki Haze
Laki Haze02020HD
Following the eruption of the Lakakigar volcano, Iceland in 1783, a sulphurous haze shrouded vaste swathes of the northern hemisphere, causing...
- 2019
Lakakigar
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With the threat of nuclear conflict between North Korea and America comes the realization that the blast effects of a nuclear strike would be...
- 2000
Firestation
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This film documents the transformation of a derelict fire station into studio and living spaces for artists. The opening of the restored building is...