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…
JACQUELINE STANLEY Exhibiting work and book launch Chelsea Arts Club UK 30th April 2019
DREAMS DREAMS DREAMS Screening Wave of Dreams Arts Lab UK 7th April 2019
JACQUELINE STANLEY book launch and screening extracts towards a documentary United Arts Club Dublin, Ireland 23 March 2019
The Radiophonic Workshop. Performing live at Hastings Fat Tuesday as part of Sonic. 2nd March 2019
Releasing extracts across social media from the Nichola Bruce Diary Archive every week throughout 2019 With Jack Pyke-Bruce See them on Youtube and Facebook.
Documentary film Jacqueline Stanley to follow in 2019. Jacqueline Stanley book is now available. With contributions from Alannah Hopkin, Robert Ballagh and Ciaran Carty. ‘Jacqueline Stanley is a very good retrospective between covers of her work since her student days to the present… … her landscape drawings amount to a formidable artistic achievement.’ Aidan Dunne,…
ECHOES OF THE KENT COAST Screening A Time For Peace, Remembrance Concert Mote Hall, Maidstone, Kent 10th Nov 2018
AXIS OF LIGHT Screening New Work: Etel Adnan Exhibition MOMA San Francisco September 1st 2018 – January 6th 2019