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…
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: A Year of Imagination and Possibility Clare Whistler & Nichola Bruce 7pm 8th December 2016 FREE Screening Room, South Wing, Somerset House, London WC1R
Screening of PERIHELION at Black Huts Festival with performance by musician Alasdair Roberts 30th October 2016 Electric Palace Cinema
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.…
I dreamt about a world without borders from Nichola Bruce on Vimeo. Latest release from Nichola Bruce Archives 1985
Self Harm from Nichola Bruce on Vimeo.
GIFTS – Candle Screening as part of Art in Romney MarshSt Peter and St Paul Church, New ChurchRomney Marsh, Kent, England17/18/24/25 Sept 20161/2/8/9 Oct 2016
Up on the Downs ‘A Different Way of Seeing films’ScreeningQuarterhouse, Folkestone10 Sept 2016
Writing the Sky Observations and Essays on Dermot HealyEdited by Neil Murphy and Keith HopperOut now, published by Dalkey Archive PressIncludes an essay on I Could Read the Sky by Nichola Bruce
Electric Palace Cinema, Hastings From 23rd July 2016 Exhibit of drawings and posters from films past and present including storyboards for The Company of Wolves (Muscle Films/Mike Coulson) and other film makers.