Portraits Archives

Pitcture of a person in a grey dress hunched over writing something on a piece of paper with one hand and holding a sweater.

The Fist

An intimate portrait of modernist style factory Guinness Brewery located in Ikeja, Nigeria.

Afterthoughts of a Walk on the Naze

In the year of his death, my great-uncle, the artist Nigel Henderson, wrote a letter addressed to my future self. In his letter, he asked

Layered Black and White Still of a Woman Standing facing the camera in multiple positions.

Shedding

A performance for the Bolex camera in which dimensions of stasis and movement are physically enacted by filming at varying frame rates. A still figure,

N’importe Quoi (Extérieur – Jour)

The second part of the N’importe Quoi series, the first being N’importe Quoi (for Brunhild), also comprises footage of Brunhild Meyer-Ferrari at her home in

Prelude

“Prelude” is part of a series of very short videos that Medoidze is producing. This series employs both original and archival material, showcasing her distinctive

Being John Smith

“An autobiographical reflection on his unassuming name leads the filmmaker down a wayward path through family photographs, personal archives, and internet searches. Alternately wry and

Caco, João, Mava and Rebecca. From nothing to something to something else, part 2

‘Caco, João, Mava and Rebecca’ follows 4 teenagers improvising with dance and movement. The camera follows each of them in long continuous shots, observing an

Bella, Maia and Nick

Bella, Maia and Nick witnesses the reunion of three teenagers surrounded by musical instruments in a room overlooking the sea. They play the instruments or

Oumi. From nothing to something to something else, part 3

Oumi is the third and final part of From nothing to something to something else, a series of three portraits of teenagers. While the first

Girl in Grass

At the side of a field a girl sits bored, listening to the idle chat of bargain hunters. A camera is placed in the grass

Oberon

Oberon (2023) was commissioned by BFI, as part of their landmark Powell and Pressburger exhibition, exploring the early genesis of their film The Red Shoes

Elephant Boy

Elephant Boy (2016) sees Krishna Istha re-enact the introductory sequence of Zoltan Korda’s Elephant Boy (1937), in which child actor Sabu recites lines by rote

Lagareh – The Last Born

Lagerah – The Last Born is a work anchored around theories of abolition, rebellion, ancestral knowledge and love. Shot on location in Scotland, London and

The Invisible Worm

The Invisible Worm is a funny / serious film with spontaneous moments of joy, physicality and thinking aloud. The subtext of the film is the

A Sketch of Manners (Alfred Roch’s Last Masquerade)

Alfred Roch, member of the Palestinian National League, is a politician with a bohemian panache. In 1942, at the height of WWII, he throws what

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