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…
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 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 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.…
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.
COMPASS ME Moving Image Work Artists Clare Whistler, Rebecca E Marshall and Nichola Bruce In rehearsal at Blast Theory http://www.blasttheory.co.uk/news-item/compass-me/
Also Screening extracts from AXIS OF LIGHT co-directed with Pia Getty Black Huts Poetry Festival 2013 7.30 Friday 1st November The Beacon, St Marys Terrace, Hastings, Sussex UK As part of KINDERLIEDER also performing Trevor Watts and Veryan Weston: Alto and Soprano Saxophone, piano Poetry reading by John James
Moving Image Screening at Coastal Currents Film by Nichola Bruce and Sam Sharples of the performance by Clare Whistler and Ellen Southern 7:30 pm Wednesday October 2nd 2013 as part of GREEN PURPLE Stade Hall, Hastings, UK Riart Grrrls present a week of film, video & performance on the theme of 21st century Suffragettes as…
WEIGHING OF HEART – Bruce + Marshall Moving Image Screening at Coastal Currents Sept 22nd 2013 Pop Up Cinema Boating Lake Hastings, UK.
check out http://www.c4film.co.uk/psyched-up for the latest thoughts on the award winning classic short film Wings of Death, an early work, directed by Nichola Bruce and Mike Coulson. Featuring Dexter Fletcher, produced by Paul Webster.
MOONBUG music from the soundtrack by Matt Johnson (THE THE) is currently being used in a dance performance ZAZA by the Japanese dance company NOISM, in two further shows in the summer in Shizouka near Mount Fuji, Japan.