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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 1994
A. 13
A. 1301994HD
Documentary about the surroundings of a skyscraper in London.
- 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...
- 1992
Sundial
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William Raban's Sundial (1992), shot in the same location as his film Island Race, combines strongly formal procedures with an equally emphatic...
- 2004
MM
MM4.52004HD
Documentary about architectural structures in the UK.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.
- 2016
London Republic
London Republic02016HD
Made two months in advance of the referendum to decide whether the UK should remain within or leave the European Union, speculates on the outcome of...
- 1973
Diagonal
Diagonal01973HD
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...
- 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...
- 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...