Iain Sinclair Movies

  • 1998
    The Falconer

    The Falconer

    The Falconer

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    Chris Petit & Iain Sinclair's liminal, laminal tribute to underground filmmaker Peter Whitehead, featuring image manipulation by Dave Mckean...

    The Falconer
  • 2000
    Asylum

    Asylum

    Asylum

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    Asylum is a film very much derived from chaos, expressing implicitly the ideas conjured up by its title. A strange mix of both documentary and...

    Asylum
  • 2012
    Swandown

    Swandown

    Swandown

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    Director Andrew Kötting and writer Iain Sinclair sail a swan-shaped pedalo from Hastings to Hackney in London in the build-up to the 2012...

    Swandown
  • 2002
    London Orbital

    London Orbital

    London Orbital

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    A filmmaker sets out to make a voyage of discovery on London's orbital motorway, the M25. He enlists the help of several others to film the motorway...

    London Orbital
  • 1967
    Ah, Sunflower

    Ah, Sunflower

    Ah, Sunflower

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    Allen Ginsberg in Britain.

    Ah, Sunflower
  • 2012
    Artefact #2: Swandown – Culled from a Waterbound Journey from Hastings to Hackney

    Artefact #2: Swandown – Culled from a Waterbound Journey from Hastings to Hackney

    Artefact #2: Swandown – Culled from a Waterbound Journey from Hastings to Hackney

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    Each piece was edited from material that was from the SWANDOWN shoot and named Artefacts 1-5.

    Artefact #2: Swandown – Culled from a Waterbound Journey from Hastings to Hackney
  • 2012
    Artefact #1: Swandown – Culled from a Waterbound Journey from Hastings to Hackney

    Artefact #1: Swandown – Culled from a Waterbound Journey from Hastings to Hackney

    Artefact #1: Swandown – Culled from a Waterbound Journey from Hastings to Hackney

    62012HD

    Each piece was edited from material that was from the SWANDOWN shoot and named Artefacts 1-5.

    Artefact #1: Swandown – Culled from a Waterbound Journey from Hastings to Hackney
  • 2015
    Black Apples

    Black Apples

    Black Apples

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    This work is inspired by the BLACK APPLES OF GOWER – a book by Iain Sinclair. The film investigates the ideas of travel, memory, history and...

    Black Apples
  • 2014
    Abandoned Goods

    Abandoned Goods

    Abandoned Goods

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    Abandoned Goods is an essay film exploring the journey of one of Britain’s major collections of Asylum Art containing about 5,500 objects...

    Abandoned Goods
  • 2015
    By Our Selves

    By Our Selves

    By Our Selves

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    Andrew Kötting's film retraces John Clare's journey from Epping Forest to Northamptonshire accompanied by a straw bear.

    By Our Selves
  • 2016
    London Overground

    London Overground

    London Overground

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    London Overground retraces legendary London writer Iain Sinclair’s journey with film-maker Andrew Kötting around the Overground railway on...

    London Overground
  • 2022
    The Gold Machine

    The Gold Machine

    The Gold Machine

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    Inspired by the writings of Iain Sinclair, a father and daughter trace the footsteps of their colonialist ancestor to the Peruvian jungle. Their...

    The Gold Machine
  • 1998
    Maggid Street

    Maggid Street

    Maggid Street

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    A vagrant is taken in by a south London surgeon, who subjects him to a series of violent procedures, in the hope of recovering the inner daimon, the...

    Maggid Street
  • 2012
    Artefact #5: Swandown – Culled from a Waterbound Journey from Hastings to Hackney

    Artefact #5: Swandown – Culled from a Waterbound Journey from Hastings to Hackney

    Artefact #5: Swandown – Culled from a Waterbound Journey from Hastings to Hackney

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    Each piece was edited from material that was from the SWANDOWN shoot and named Artefacts 1-5.

    Artefact #5: Swandown – Culled from a Waterbound Journey from Hastings to Hackney
  • 2019
    The Whalebone Box

    The Whalebone Box

    The Whalebone Box

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    From London to the far reaches of Scotland, the journey in the form of a quest for a whalebone box, related to its place of origin.

    The Whalebone Box
  • 2012
    Bunhill Fields Artefact: Swandown – Culled from a Waterbound Journey from Hastings to Hackney

    Bunhill Fields Artefact: Swandown – Culled from a Waterbound Journey from Hastings to Hackney

    Bunhill Fields Artefact: Swandown – Culled from a Waterbound Journey from Hastings to Hackney

    4.82012HD

    Each piece was edited from material that was from the SWANDOWN shoot and named Artefacts 1-5.

    Bunhill Fields Artefact: Swandown – Culled from a Waterbound Journey from Hastings to Hackney
  • 1992
    The Cardinal and the Corpse

    The Cardinal and the Corpse

    The Cardinal and the Corpse

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    ‘The Cardinal and the Corpse' marks the beginning of Petit’s loose partnership with writer Iain Sinclair. There’s a nod towards...

    The Cardinal and the Corpse
  • 1999
    The Blood Beast: The Films of Michael Reeves

    The Blood Beast: The Films of Michael Reeves

    The Blood Beast: The Films of Michael Reeves

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    The 12th Episode from the "Eurotika" documentary series, made for the UK Channel 4 about European exploitation cinema. This one looks at the films of...

    The Blood Beast: The Films of Michael Reeves
  • 1964
    They

    They

    They

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    16mm footage of life in 1960s Dublin, with music and sound effects from Westerns on the soundtrack.

    They
  • 2007
    Offshore (Gallivant)

    Offshore (Gallivant)

    Offshore (Gallivant)

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    Beginning in the pitch-black early hours of a September morning, the film follows a 14hr 17min cross-channel relay swim that I made along with my...

    Offshore (Gallivant)