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WHEN WE COME TO IT (2015) – HD 6.5min (Experimental)


Stone structures, scarred by war, act like parabolic-dish antennas, establishing a connection with deep space. The film focuses (visually) on London’s stone buildings and monuments that were scarred by bombs during the WWII Blitz, as well as those dropped by Zeppelins during WWI. Aurally, the film combines evocative sounds of war, snippets of political speeches from world leaders throughout subsequent decades and space sounds recorded by NASA. The film proposes the hypothesis that these scars can act like parabolic-dish antennas, not only receiving sounds from deep space, but perhaps also transmitting back. Any life forms receiving these transmissions might interpret them, as largely indicative of what humanity has to offer. The irony that these scars were created by acts of hate should not be lost on us, or them. Stylistically, the film plays with the left and right audio channels. The left channel is consumed with sounds of war and politics, whilst space sounds infiltrate the right. As we move closer towards the concave shapes in the stone, the space sounds consume both channels, inviting the viewer to focus and reflect on the futility of war and what intelligent life might be ‘out there’. The title, 'When we come to it', is borrowed from Maya Angelou’s 'A Brave and Startling Truth', a poem that resonates thematically with the film. The film utilises an end quote: ‘Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence’, which originated with cosmologist and astrophysicist Martin Rees (although he undoubtedly adapted it from the writer William Cowper’s quote ‘Absence of proof is not proof of absence’). Rees’ quote is often misattributed to Carl Sagan, who used it similarly, in relation to the search for other life in the universe. It is a welcome coincidence that Donald Rumsfeld appropriated the same quote in reference to the ‘WMD’ debate during the Iraq War, allowing the end quote to act as a further link between the elements of war and space in the film.

Screenings 2015
  • Festival: L'Alternativa Festival de Cinema Independent de Barcelona


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  • Home
  • About
    • Contact
  • Films
    • ​QUEERING DI TEKNOLOJIK (2019)
    • QUEER BABEL (2018)
    • E1: STORIES OF REFUGE & RESISTANCE (2018)
    • PHYLUM MOLLUSCA: GASTROPODA (2017)
    • A QUEERING OF MEMORY: PARTS 1 & 2 (2017)
    • WHEN WE COME TO IT (2015)
    • BÉTON BRUT (2014)
    • LE WEEKEND (2007)
    • ATTACK (2005)
    • THE BIGGER THE BETTER (2002)
  • Writing
    • Academic Writing
    • SEO Blog Writing for Ultra Sports Clinic >
      • Working from Home Tips for Success
      • Tips for Getting Back in Shape when Gyms Reopen
      • Olympics 2020 – One Year to Go
      • Explore New London Cycling Routes on Cycle to Work Day
      • World Breastfeeding Week 2020
      • Start Training for your First Triathlon
      • Happy International Left-Handers Day!
      • How to Avoid the Most Common Triathlon Injuries
      • Add Some Culture to your Exercise this August Bank Holiday
      • Migraine Awareness Week 2020
      • Naomi Osaka Overcomes Hamstring Injury to win the 2020 US Open
      • How to avoid the most common golfing injuries
      • Are You Doing Enough to Keep Your Heart Healthy?
      • Bryson DeChambeau wins the 2020 US Open with a scientific approach
      • The Importance of Rafael Nadal's Ritualistic Routine
      • Get Inspired by T20 Cricket and Condition Your Body for Next Season
      • Backcare Awareness Week 2020
      • Rugby: Harlequins, Wasps and... Hampstead?
      • Feel the Rugby Excitement with the Autumn Nations Cup
      • World AIDS Day 2020 - Global Solidarity, Shared Responsibility
      • Exciting Times Ahead for Wales Women Rugby
      • Take to the Slopes this December
      • Winter Solstice 2020
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