Ruth Paxton Showcase
15 Jan 2011, 15:30
ICA Cinema 1
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Ruth Paxton is an impassioned young Scottish filmmaker and visual artist. Her work is heavily influenced by popular culture and has been celebrated for its surreal, unique and often humorous style.
Paxton’s films are bold and powerful and she has a unique way of visualising, stylising and capturing the intimacy and complexity of people and their stories. Her vision is a fearless examination of the seamy, sexy, scary and sad sides of life.
Collaborative relationships with family, friends and fellow artists are essential to Paxton’s method and she thrives on returning to work with pal and muse, Kim Chapman, producer Rosie Crerar and brother Louis.
During the LSFF 2011, Paxton showcases a selection of works that best portray her aesthetic and thematic agendas.
The films in this screening are (in alphabetical order):
DO YOU BELIEVE IN RUTH? (2010), dir Ruth Paxton, 5 mins.
HYPNOTISED (2006), dir Ruth Paxton, 3 mins.
KOOL THINGS (2010), dir Ruth Paxton, 4 mins.
LITTLE RED HOODIE (2009), dir Joern Utkilen, 14 mins.
PARIS/SEXY (2010), dir Ruth Paxton, 24 mins.
SHE WANTED TO BE BURNT (2007), dir Ruth Paxton, 11 mins
Ruth likes to enjoy:
Birdlife / Boxers / Beatrice Dalle / Beyonce / Casinos / Carnivals / Cowboys / Disney / Fairytales / Flamenco / Ghosts / Gravestones / Jan Saudek / John Waters / Jane Campion / Little Edie Bouvier Beale / Lukas Moodysson / Monroe / Brando / Martin Parr / Matadors / Matthew Barney / Outcasts / Mermaids / Mexicana / New York City / The Orkney Isles / Outlaws / Paris / Poker / Porn / Pre-Raphaelites / Religious Iconography / Richard Billingham / Kitsch Rubbish / Road Trips / Frida Kahlo / Sailors / Soldiers / Scars / Shane Meadows / Shakespeare / Samantha Morton / Sharks / Tony Soprano / Souvenirs / Taxidermy / Tattoos / Urban Exploration / Anna-Nicole Smith / Winter / Witches / Wine.
