William Raban Movies

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

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

"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...

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

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

Directed by William Raban.

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...

Footsteps is in the manner of a game re-enacted, the game in making was between the camera and actor,the actor and cameraman, and one hundred feet of...

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 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...

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...

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 the surroundings of a skyscraper in London.