William Raban Movies

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...

Directed by William Raban.

72-82 tells the story of the first ten years of Acme Studios and their ground breaking work providing artists' housing and studios in London. It also...

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...

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...

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

"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...

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...

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...

"For this short film event, the film is removed from the film feed reel, and is unwound, to span the space between the projector and screen. The...

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...

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

Raban layers recordings of successive film performances in which he stands before a projection, states the date and time, and says "A camera is...

Whilst working on previous time-lapse films, I found that colour film tended to record the actual colour of the light source rather than local colour...