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…
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…
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…
A short film from the Nichola Bruce Archive and also included in the archive project ’52 Weeks’.
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…
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…
Pale Shadows screening Coastal Currents Arts Festival 12 September Priory Meadow, Hastings UK
Dreams Dreams Dreams screening 11th July At Wave of Dreams, Louis Aragon Performance with Tymon Dogg and Alex Walker Stade Saturday, Hastings, UK www.visit1066country.com/…/stade-saturdays-a-wave-of-dreams-alex-w…
A tribute to Dermot Healy 24th May Dublin International Literary Festival Event http://ilfdublin.com/event/only-himself-a-tribute-to-dermot-healy/
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 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 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 directed by Nichola Bruce 7-17th August Carroll Fletcher Gallery
http://The Design Observer – The Body as Factory: Anatomy of an Image/ Rick Poynor KRUDDART BEADS OF LIFE in New Scientist
MOONBUG to be screened at Mayflower Arts Centre Troy, Ohio Screening July 18-19, in celebration of the 45th Anniversary of the Moon Landing….