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Sound and Vision: Films by Helen Petts

+ Helen Petts in conversation with musician Steve Beresford

A screening of films by the acclaimed filmmaker followed by a discussion of her work.

  • Total running time 110min

Place, performance, and the tonality of voice and the rural landscape all interweave in dynamic fashion across a series of films made by Petts. Throw Them Up and Let Them Sing (UK 2012, 30min, Digital) follows Kurt Schwitters’ route of exile to Norway and the Lake District, using experimental music to evoke different, mercurial atmospheres. The programme also includes new film Gentian Sprite (UK 2026, 12min, Digital) about the elderly botanist Margaret Bradshaw, and more.