film
The moon is a pyramid under water
2024
2 minutes 31 seconds
Shot on location in the mountain tunnels on the island of Madeira.
the arc of passes
2024
2 minutes 12 seconds
The Lepisosteus osseus fish (featured in the film and known as the longnose gar) has been a North American native for over 100 million years. 'The Arc of Passes' pays tribute to nature in its most profound and ancient form as time arcs past.
ida
2024
3 minutes 31 seconds
Filmed on location in the swamps near Jean Lafitte in Louisiana, 'Ida' takes its name from the hurricane that decimated large areas of the US state in 2021. Flooding affected the surrounding areas and the bayous around Jean Lafitte increased in size as a result. The soundtrack was created to reflect the resilience of the Louisiana people in the face of disaster.
crow
2022
3 minutes 20 seconds
Crow premiered as part of the online VR exhibition 'Declare/Decay' in September 2022. Created as Ubu Kung.
Justice Disguised As Help
2021
4 minutes 41 seconds
'Justice Disguised As Help' premiered at the VIDEOFENSTER film festival in Cologne, Germany in 2021. Created as Ubu Kung.
The Nurse of Savage Men
2020
6 min 23 seconds
'The Nurse of Savage Men' premiered at the 2021 International Videopoetry Festival Videobardo in Spain. Created as Ubu Kung.
Touchstone No.1
2019
3 mins 8 seconds
'Touchstone No.1' continued Ubu Kung's exploration of sound and vision as an emotional communication response system. Using footage filmed in Tangiers. Morocco, 'Touchstone No.1' is a pause; a chance to stop and take stock of all the current political and social noise. The piece has been exhibited in the US (Philadelphia and Milwaukee), Tunisia, Italy and in Coventry Cathedral, UK.
Bandura Bobo Doll
2018
3 mins 26 seconds
Created under the Ubu Kung pseudonym, the 'Bandura Bobo Doll' film was created to accompany the track of the same name. The piece has been exhibited in Tunisia, Spain and in the UK.
Zola Panama
2016
5 minutes 49 seconds
In 2016 a lifeboat was washed ashore in Fujairah on the east coast of the United Arab Emirates. Research revealed it belonged to a tanker named Zola registered in Panama. Zola had disappeared off the coast nearby and there was no sign of survivors. The 'Zola Panama' film features footage taken of the lifeboat as it lay empty on the beach. The soundtrack is made from sounds recorded in and around the vessel.
if you like
2012
4 minutes 52 seconds
A piece that uses the separation of a father and son as its central theme, 'If You Like' is a reflection on absence and the value of advice. As the technology of communication streams advance and international citizens and family members can talk across the miles, has the quality of thought and information proffered advanced as well? For 'If You Like'. comedian Bob Mortimer steps into a more literary role as he struggles to offer ideas over a barrage of noise. The boy in the piece is listening, sometimes even miming back words from the narration. But, in the end, what is the value of what he is hearing? The boy is Bob’s son, Tom.
Spanish Radio Debates Make Me Sick
2012
3 minutes 28 seconds
A meditation on the affordability of institutional financial credit. The narrator, renowned English performance artist Caroline Smith, reflects on an imagined conversation wherein she attempts to unravel the seeming futility of offering help to those who simply cannot afford it. Fuelled by the absurdity and the danger of the myriad credit packages offered by the international banking community, the piece also features European Acrobatic Gymnastics champion Poppy Spalding using semaphore flags as a warning tool.
Caveat agnus dei
2011
6 minutes 28 seconds
The narration tells of the consequences of supporting a dictator. The imagery shows a woman, her head covered, using sign language to spell out the word caveat.