• 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…


  • Elixir at Waterweek 4

    Elixir screened at Waterweek4 26 March – 22 April Gallery North, Hailsham


  • Granny making lace

    Granny making lace from St Helena 12th February 2001 From the Nichola Bruce’s Diary Archive Granny Making Lace from Nichola Bruce on Vimeo.


  • Strangelove Festival

    Panel Talk Strangelove Festival Silver Screen, Folkestone 15th March 2017


  • Random Acts Festival

    Panel Talk Talent spotting at Random Acts Festival ICA , The Mall, London 12th March 2017


  • GIFTS screening at Electric Palace

    GIFTS screening Sunday 5th Feb, 8pm Electric Palace, Hastings Q & A with Clare Whistler, Nichola Bruce and Sam Sharples


  • GIFTS screening at Dhaka International Film Festival

    GIFTS screening Dhaka International Film Festival Bangladesh National Museum , Shahbag. Bangladesh 14 Jan 2017


  • Alasdair Roberts – Beneath The Window of My Cell

    Alasdair Roberts – Beneath The Window of My Cell from Nichola Bruce on Vimeo. Featured on the Furrow Collective album Wild Hog, Live From the Black Huts Festival Electric Palace Cinema Hastings 30 October 2016 Film by Nichola Bruce Sam Sharples Jack Pyke-Bruce


  • Gifts screening at Utopia 2016

    GIFTS screening at UTOPIA 2016: A Year of Imagination and Possibility Clare Whistler & Nichola Bruce 7pm 8th December 2016 FREE Screening Room, South Wing, Somerset House, London WC1R


  • PERIHELION

    Screening of PERIHELION at Black Huts Festival with performance by musician Alasdair Roberts 30th October 2016 Electric Palace Cinema


  • GIFTS screening at Battle Festival

    GIFTS screening at Battle Festival

    Gifts, a ten year project (2005-2015), was made with the gift economy (ie no exchange of money) by artist Clare Whistler. About eight gifts that were traditionally given to a new child – Egg for Life, Coal for Heat, Evergreen for Eternity, Salt for Health, Candle for Light, Bread for Food, Coin for Wealth and a Silver Ring for Love throughout Life.…