William Raban Movies

  • 1977
    Thames Barrier

    Thames Barrier

    Thames Barrier

    01977HD

    Directed by William Raban.

    Thames Barrier
  • 2011
    The Houseless Shadow

    The Houseless Shadow

    The Houseless Shadow

    02011HD

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

    The Houseless Shadow
  • 1976
    Surface Tension

    Surface Tension

    Surface Tension

    01976HD

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

    Surface Tension
  • 2019
    Lakakigar

    Lakakigar

    Lakakigar

    02019HD

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

    Lakakigar
  • 2005
    Continental Drift

    Continental Drift

    Continental Drift

    02005HD

    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...

    Continental Drift
  • 2004
    Civil Disobedience

    Civil Disobedience

    Civil Disobedience

    02004HD

    A rapid time-lapse journey from the London Houses of Parliament to the English Channel near the port of Dover is offset by David Cunningham’s...

    Civil Disobedience
  • 1973
    Diagonal

    Diagonal

    Diagonal

    01973HD

    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...

    Diagonal
  • 1973
    Angles of Incidence

    Angles of Incidence

    Angles of Incidence

    01973HD

    “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...

    Angles of Incidence
  • 1972
    Colours of this Time

    Colours of this Time

    Colours of this Time

    01972HD

    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...

    Colours of this Time
  • 1978
    Fergus Walking

    Fergus Walking

    Fergus Walking

    01978HD

    Directed by William Raban.

    Fergus Walking
  • 1994
    A. 13

    A. 13

    A. 13

    01994HD

    Documentary about the surroundings of a skyscraper in London.

    A. 13
  • 2014
    72-82

    72-82

    72-82

    02014HD

    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...

    72-82
  • 2013
    Time and the Wave

    Time and the Wave

    Time and the Wave

    02013HD

    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...

    Time and the Wave
  • 1972
    Broadwalk

    Broadwalk

    Broadwalk

    01972HD

    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...

    Broadwalk