Sheffield Doc-Fest – World Premiere – 26th May 2022
(Winner: Int. Short Film Competition)
The jury, Zeynep Güzel, Cherish Oteka and Saskia Wilson said “This is a distinctive and beautifully crafted exploration of the intersection of nature, architecture and the human experience. Bringing together the many voices involved in the landscape – power plant workers, bird watchers, local people and the creatures inhabiting the space – the film is a powerful poetic reflection on the psychological role of our surroundings and our symbiotic relationship with nature. It is fantastically detailed, from observing the beauty in the Brutalist architecture to the tiny minnows swimming in the shallows, the film connects the audience with a range of universal themes such as ‘power’ structures, preserving nature and the impact we leave on our environment.”
Fawley: ‘Timeline’ – Quay Arts Screening and Exhibition (September/ October 2022)
Co-curated with Ian Whitmore (Quay Arts), this ‘timeline’ display grew out of research materials gathered during Fawley’s production (Spring 2021 to Summer 2022). It included artwork by people interviewed for the film as well as a commissioned mobile sculpture by Jamie and Juliet Gutch, made using glass fragments retrieved after the demolition of the power station’s turbine hall. A selection of time-coded and sub-titled stills from the film were chosen to create a dialogue with the photographs, artefacts and artworks.
Aesthetica Short Film Festival, York – November 2022