Ben Rivers, Slow Action, 2010. © the artist. Courtesy the artist and LUX, London
Ben Rivers, Slow Action, 2010. © the artist. Courtesy the artist and LUX, London
Ben Rivers, Slow Action, 2010. © the artist. Courtesy the artist and LUX, London
Ben Rivers, Slow Action, 2010. © the artist. Courtesy the artist and LUX, London
Slow Action is a post-apocalyptic science fiction film, operating between documentary, ethnography and fiction. Filmed at different islands across the globe: Lanzarote; Gunkanjima (off Nagasaki); mid-Pacific Tuvalu and Somerset (yet to be discovered as an island). Each location is narrated according to its biogeography, to enable utopian reconstructions of these soon-to-be-lost worlds.
Dir. Ben Rivers, 45mins + Intro, 2010
Rivers is one of the most distinctive UK filmmakers working today. His films focus on marginal places and individuals, often those who have disconnected from the normal world and taken themselves into wilderness territories.
Using an old handheld 16mm camera and film stock, he meticulously processes the work himself. Crossing the boundaries of gallery and cinema presentation, and between documentary and fiction, his work imagines alternative visionary new worlds.
Rivers is present throughout the weekend to introduce and discuss his work.
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Sat 10 March, 11am-12pm
Stepney Bank
Newcastle NE1 2NP
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