William Raban Movies

“This film is the starting point of a continuous investigation into ways of presenting cubist space in terms of the flat surface of the film...

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...

Originally, this was a four-minute time-lapse film that was shot continuously over a twenty-four-hour period. The camera was positioned on a busy...

Raban layers recordings of successive film performances in which he stands before a projection, states the date and time, and says "A camera is...

Documentary about architectural structures in the UK.

Documentary about the surroundings of a skyscraper in London.

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...

"Like all the works I have done which refer directly to another artist, After Lumière… is not directly 'about' the Lumière...

A land and sea-scape film drawn from rich sources of imagery: the constantly changing mood of the sea to the distinctly different shorelines of Kent...

“The film image is a row of boarded-up town houses pending demolition. Two cameras film in alternation this derelict facade from two changing...

Three screen piece. "I was looking for a pure image, an image which was intrinsic to the medium of film. This film is not an abstract film; the...

"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...

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...

"For this short film event, the film is removed from the film feed reel, and is unwound, to span the space between the projector and screen. The...