William Raban Movies

Following the eruption of the Lakakigar volcano, Iceland in 1783, a sulphurous haze shrouded vaste swathes of the northern hemisphere, causing...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Le déjeuner sur l’herbe is simultaneously perceived from four different camera positions in a work which engages with the pro-filmic in...

“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...

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...

Home movies shot on Super 8mm by W+B Hein over 10 years.

Directed by William Raban.

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

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...

With the threat of nuclear conflict between North Korea and America comes the realization that the blast effects of a nuclear strike would be...

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...

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

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

“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...

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

Documentary about architectural structures in the UK.