William Raban Movies

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1974
    After Lumière – l'Arroseur arrosé

    After Lumière – l'Arroseur arrosé

    After Lumière – l'Arroseur arrosé

    01974HD

    "Like all the works I have done which refer directly to another artist, After Lumière… is not directly 'about' the Lumière...

    After Lumière – l'Arroseur arrosé
  • 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
  • 2004
    MM

    MM

    MM

    4.52004HD

    Documentary about architectural structures in the UK.

    MM
  • 1974
    Footsteps

    Footsteps

    Footsteps

    01974HD

    Footsteps is in the manner of a game re-enacted, the game in making was between the camera and actor,the actor and cameraman, and one hundred feet of...

    Footsteps
  • 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
  • 1974
    Breath

    Breath

    Breath

    01974HD

    Shot in a remote part of Dartmoor, Breath is structured around a precise score. Three people are each given a camera loaded with 100ft of Kodachrome...

    Breath
  • 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
  • 2013
    Time and the Wave

    Time and the Wave

    Time and the Wave

    02013HD

    The paradox of the present as a time that cannot be reflected upon until it has already become past, seems consistent with the idea of thinking about...

    Time and the Wave
  • 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
  • 1977
    Thames Barrier

    Thames Barrier

    Thames Barrier

    01977HD

    Directed by William Raban.

    Thames Barrier
  • 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
  • 1994
    A. 13

    A. 13

    A. 13

    01994HD

    Documentary about the surroundings of a skyscraper in London.

    A. 13
  • 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
  • 2000
    Firestation

    Firestation

    Firestation

    02000HD

    This film documents the transformation of a derelict fire station into studio and living spaces for artists. The opening of the restored building is...

    Firestation
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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