William Raban Movies

  • 1986
    Thames Film

    Thames Film

    Thames Film

    01986HD

    This movie is an experimental documentary following the flow of the Thames out of London to the sea. It has a narration from John Hurt that takes the...

    Thames Film
  • 1985
    Home Movies 1971-81

    Home Movies 1971-81

    Home Movies 1971-81

    01985HD

    Home movies shot on Super 8mm by W+B Hein over 10 years.

    Home Movies 1971-81
  • 2004
    MM

    MM

    MM

    4.52004HD

    Documentary about architectural structures in the UK.

    MM
  • 1974
    Time Stepping

    Time Stepping

    Time Stepping

    01974HD

    “The film image is a row of boarded-up town houses pending demolition. Two cameras film in alternation this derelict facade from two changing...

    Time Stepping
  • 1975
    After Manet, After Giorgione – Le Dejeuner sur l'Herbe or Fete Champetre

    After Manet, After Giorgione – Le Dejeuner sur l'Herbe or Fete Champetre

    After Manet, After Giorgione – Le Dejeuner sur l'Herbe or Fete Champetre

    01975HD

    Le déjeuner sur l’herbe is simultaneously perceived from four different camera positions in a work which engages with the pro-filmic in...

    After Manet, After Giorgione – Le Dejeuner sur l'Herbe or Fete Champetre
  • 2016
    London Republic

    London Republic

    London Republic

    02016HD

    Made two months in advance of the referendum to decide whether the UK should remain within or leave the European Union, speculates on the outcome of...

    London Republic
  • 1973
    Angles of Incidence

    Angles of Incidence

    Angles of Incidence

    01973HD

    “This film is the starting point of a continuous investigation into ways of presenting cubist space in terms of the flat surface of the film...

    Angles of Incidence
  • 1972
    Broadwalk

    Broadwalk

    Broadwalk

    01972HD

    Originally, this was a four-minute time-lapse film that was shot continuously over a twenty-four-hour period. The camera was positioned on a busy...

    Broadwalk
  • 1972
    River Yar

    River Yar

    River Yar

    8.51972HD

    A camera recorded one frame every minute (day and night) for two separate three-week periods in autumn and spring. The film is shown on two adjacent...

    River Yar
  • 1978
    Fergus Walking

    Fergus Walking

    Fergus Walking

    01978HD

    Directed by William Raban.

    Fergus Walking
  • 1992
    Sundial

    Sundial

    Sundial

    51992HD

    William Raban's Sundial (1992), shot in the same location as his film Island Race, combines strongly formal procedures with an equally emphatic...

    Sundial
  • 2019
    Lakakigar

    Lakakigar

    Lakakigar

    02019HD

    With the threat of nuclear conflict between North Korea and America comes the realization that the blast effects of a nuclear strike would be...

    Lakakigar
  • 1973
    Diagonal

    Diagonal

    Diagonal

    01973HD

    Three screen piece. "I was looking for a pure image, an image which was intrinsic to the medium of film. This film is not an abstract film; the...

    Diagonal
  • 1970
    View

    View

    View

    01970HD

    "The film alternates from recording in time-lapse (one frame every ten seconds) to running through the camera at 24 f.p.s. (regular speed). The film...

    View
  • 2020
    Laki Haze

    Laki Haze

    Laki Haze

    02020HD

    Following the eruption of the Lakakigar volcano, Iceland in 1783, a sulphurous haze shrouded vaste swathes of the northern hemisphere, causing...

    Laki Haze
  • 1978
    Autumn Scenes

    Autumn Scenes

    Autumn Scenes

    01978HD

    “The film is in three parts, each one exploring the fragmentary experience of perception by resorting to various forms of temporal and spatial...

    Autumn Scenes
  • 2016
    Available Light

    Available Light

    Available Light

    02016HD

    A witty take on the contingencies of the conditions in which to best read Marx. Filmed over 6 days, the time-lapse technique compresses a classic...

    Available Light
  • 2005
    Continental Drift

    Continental Drift

    Continental Drift

    02005HD

    A land and sea-scape film drawn from rich sources of imagery: the constantly changing mood of the sea to the distinctly different shorelines of Kent...

    Continental Drift
  • 2011
    The Houseless Shadow

    The Houseless Shadow

    The Houseless Shadow

    02011HD

    A documentary/art film inspired by the Charles Dickens essay "Night Walks."

    The Houseless Shadow
  • 2010
    About Now MMX

    About Now MMX

    About Now MMX

    02010HD

    Shot from the 21st floor of the iconic Balfron Tower, the film takes in the city of London below. Filmed mostly in time-lapse with the camera...

    About Now MMX