William Raban Movies

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...

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...

Whilst working on previous time-lapse films, I found that colour film tended to record the actual colour of the light source rather than local colour...

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...

“The film is in three parts, each one exploring the fragmentary experience of perception by resorting to various forms of temporal and spatial...

A rapid time-lapse journey from the London Houses of Parliament to the English Channel near the port of Dover is offset by David Cunningham’s...

Directed by William Raban.

This film documents the transformation of a derelict fire station into studio and living spaces for artists. The opening of the restored building is...

"ISLAND RACE contrasts everyday events with actions of right wing extremists, counter anti-racist demonstrations, the funeral of a gangland leader,...

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...

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...

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 the surroundings of a skyscraper in London.