William Raban Movies

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

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

"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...

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...

“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...

"This experiment determines what happens when a negative is superimposed upon its own positive image. The center of the picture forms the optical...

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...

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...

Directed by William Raban.

"ISLAND RACE contrasts everyday events with actions of right wing extremists, counter anti-racist demonstrations, the funeral of a gangland leader,...

Documentary about the surroundings of a skyscraper in London.

"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...