Short Film

The Vision of William Blake

Guy Brenton 1985 29 Min

William Blake's personal philosophy as expressed in his paintings and …

Susie Cooper

Jenny Wilkes 1985 26 Min

The last of a four-part series about “the freehand paintresses” …

The Secret World of Odilon Redon

Stephen Cross 1973 30 Min

Like other major figures of the French Symbolist movement, Odilon …

Richard Hamilton

James Scott 1969 25 Min

Examination of the work and preoccupations of the pop art …

R.B. Kitaj

James Scott 1983 20 Min

An interview with Ronal Kitaj in which he expounds his …

Matisse - A Sort of Paradise

John Jones, Lawrence Gowing 1969 28 Min

The film, recording pictures gathered from all over the world …

Malevitch Suprematism

Lutz Becker 1971 9 Min

An innovative homage to the work of Kazimir Malevich and …

Laura Knight 1877-1970

Jane Jackson 1989 25 Min

A film from a series focusing on women painters who …

I Build My Time

Tristram Powell 1975 30 Min

The film about the German painter Kurt Schwitters, who came …

Hokusai An Animated Sketchbook

Tony White 1978 6 Min

A short tribute to the artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), which …

Giacometti

Michael Gill 1967 14 Min

Spend a few minutes with Giacometti in his Paris studio …

Frida Kahlo & Tina Modotti

Laura Mulvey 1983 29 Min

Modotti (1896-1942) lived and worked in Mexico during the period …

Francis Bacon: Paintings 1944-1962

David Thompson 1963 10 Min

David Thompson’s wordless film from 1963 presents a montage of …

Fast and Furious: The Life and Times of Nina Hamnett

Teresa Grimes 1989 26 Min

Examination into the work and life of Nina Hamnett, a …

The Colour of Dreams

Susanna White 1989 26 Min

A portrait of Eileen Agar, who was born into a …

Clarice Cliff

Jenny Wilkes 1985 26 Min

The third of a four-part series about `the freehand paintresses' …

Charlotte Rhead

Jenny Wilkes 1985 26 Min

The first of a four-part series about “the freehand paintresses” …

Carrington

Teresa Grimes 1983 26 Min

Exploration into the life of Dora Carrington. Dora Carrington is …

Bizarre Girls

Jenny Wilkes 1985 26 Min

The second of a four-part series about “the freehand paintresses” …

Barbara Hepworth at the Tate

Bruce Beresford 1969 12 Min

A record of the famed sculptor’s 1968 Tate retrospective, accompanied …

Anish Kapoor

Geoff Dunlop 1985 14 Min

Indian-born British sculptor Anish Kapoor discusses the work he's preparing …

Ballad of Reading Gaol

Richard Kwietniowski 1988 12 Min

Despite the title, Richard Kwietniowski’s “Ballad of Reading Gaol” focuses …

What Can I Do with a Male Nude?

Ron Peck 1985 24 Min

The problems of showing the naked male body in all …

Alfalfa

Richard Kwietniowski 1987 8 Min

From the director of “Love and Death on Long Island” …

Diamanthände

Ella Raetzer 2016 20 Min

For me, music is the medium with which to express …