• Some Things I Know About My Mother, Some Things I Don’t

    Some Things I Know About My Mother, Some Things I Don’t

    A Portrait of the Artist Jacqueline Stanley   Memory comes in small moments. Filmmaker Nichola Bruce unveils a nuanced and intimate family portrait, centering on the indomitable spirit of her mother, the visionary artist Jacqueline Stanley. Through a collage of small, profound moments, the film captures the essence of a determined woman’s extraordinary life, weaving…


  • The Romance of Bricks

    The Romance of Bricks

    The Romance of Bricks


  • I Could Read the Sky

    I Could Read the Sky

    Adapted by Nichola Bruce from the acclaimed photographic novel by Timothy O’Grady and Steve Pyke, I Could Read the Sky is a haunting and lyrical film about identity, love, loss and the isolation and loneliness of the immigrant. Dermot Healy movingly portrays a man reflecting upon his life, from his rural upbringing on the west…


  • Axis of Light

    Axis of Light

    Seen through the work of eight leading artists, Axis of Light, is a poignant and absorbing observation, of the beauty and mystery of the Middle East which is often ignored, especially today where anger and violence demand centre stage in our media and where stereotypes and prejudices distort our view of this region. Through the…


  • I’m on a Train

    I’m on a Train

    A short film from the Nichola Bruce Archive and also included in the archive project ’52 Weeks’.


  • Moonbug

    Moonbug

    Bitten by the ‘Moonbug’, photographer Steve Pyke set out on a journey across America in his search to meet and photograph the Apollo space pioneers. A journey in which he was to meet the adventurers, risk takers and dreamers who were behind one of the most historic endeavors of our time. From living rooms and…


  • Gifts

    Gifts

    The film Gifts, originated from eight objects that were traditionally given in England, to welcome a new child into the world: Egg, Coal, Evergreen, Salt, Candle, Bread, Coin and Silver. Each symbolic gift has been the theme of a public event, created by Artist Clare Whistler, in collaboration with leading artists, musicians, poets and documented…


  • I COULD READ THE SKY screening at Bealtaine Festival

    I Could Read the Sky Film by Nichola Bruce screening at Bealtaine Festival In memory of Dermot Healy 12th May Ramor Theatre, Virgina , Cavan, Ireland 14th May National Museum , Mayo. Ireland


  • Creeping Butter Cup Ranunculus Repens

    Creeping Butter Cup Ranunculus Repens Film by Nichola Bruce Sam Sharples With Clare Whistler and Ellen Southern Screening 8th May 2015 Small World Theatre Cardigan, Wales


  • Screening of ROSEBUD III

    Screening of Rosebud III March 19th  2015,  7.00pm as part of 12 Shooters with Marcia Farquhar At Whitechapel Gallery, London http://www.whitechapelgallery.org/events/marcia-farquhar-12-shooters/


  • I COULD READ THE SKY

    I COULD READ THE SKY directed by Nichola Bruce 7-17th August Carroll Fletcher Gallery


  • KRUDDART BEADS OF LIFE in New Scientist

    http://The Design Observer – The Body as Factory: Anatomy of an Image/ Rick Poynor KRUDDART  BEADS OF LIFE in New Scientist    


  • MOONBUG screening Ohio

    MOONBUG to be screened at Mayflower Arts Centre Troy, Ohio Screening July 18-19, in celebration of the 45th Anniversary of the Moon Landing….


  • COMPASS ME

      7 May 2014, Queen Mary, University of London Eventbrite Compass Me at VESSELS OF TEARS Film makers Rebecca E Marshall & Nichola Bruce in collaboration with performer Clare Whistler. A project about moods, emotions and weather filmed at The Library of Water, Iceland  


  • ELIXIR film at Hastings Filmmaker Festival Nichola Bruce Sam Sharples

    ELIXIR is a film poem. An Elegy by Nichola Bruce and Sam Sharples Screening March 22 Electric Palace Cinema, Hastings, Sussex, England. An evening of locally produced Artist’s films. Featuring short films by Andrew Kotting, Rebecca.E.Marshall, Nichola Bruce, Sam Sharples, Mark French, Richard Heslop, Andrew Griffin Nick Snelling, Janey Moffat, Toby Tatum,and more. Hastings Film…


  • ELIXIR Film at Water Week Nichola Bruce Sam Sharples

    ELIXIR is a film poem. An Elegy by Nichola Bruce and Sam Sharples Screened as part of WaterWeek, March 11 Pavilion Cinema, Hailsham, Sussex, England An evening of International award-winning Artist’s films inspired by water. Featuring short films by Andrew Kotting, Rebecca.E.Marshall, Nichola Bruce, Nick Snelling, Chris Dury, Tom Chick, Kristjiana Semper and Damien Peyret.…


  • JACQUELINE STANLEY ARCA website now launched

    Featuring the work of artist Jacqueline Stanley jacquelinestanley.com Site designed by Tim Dale in collaboration with Nichola Bruce The Portrait Project is a cross media project that includes a documentary, website and book and is a portrait of my mother as an artist. The website is the first stage of archiving her work.