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…
Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill from Nichola Bruce on Vimeo. Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill performing live at the I Could Read The Sky concert, Shepherd’s Bush Empire 1998
The Tenderness Of You. Complex Behaviour After Wolfram
The Pogues peforming ‘Fairytale Of New York’ at the Brixton Academy on the 23rd December 2001. Written by Jem Finer and Shane MacGowan, featuring Leila McMahon. Filmed by Nichola Bruce. Editor Jack Pyke-Bruce.
Latest Release from Nichola Bruce Archive Train Available on Vimeo Unknown Cargo. The meaning of Trains. Einstein to Freud. 5min
Howard Marks reading from Mr Nice Filthy MacNasty’s London 4TH September 1996 72mins. Available on Vimeo
Echoes from the Kent Coast Nichola Bruce + Sam Sharples shortlisted for Imperial War Museum short Film Festival 2016 Echoes from the Kent Coast – on Youtube
Latest Release from Nichola Bruce Archive Joe Strummer on Hastings Pier Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros, Hastings Pier performance of ‘Police and Thieves’ 20th November 2002 6mins. Available on Vimeo
1067 Mind Invasion At The Observer Building, Hastings, UK Major British Survey of Contemporary Collage : 500 Works On Exhibition Private View – Friday 4 December, 2015 : 6.30 PM
GIFTS selected for Power to the Pixel Market 13/14/15 October in association with the 59th BFI London Film Festival