16mm film, 10 minutes
Tyneside Cinema and Northumbria University Graduate Artist in Residence Gethin Wyn Jones' new commission explores the material of film through the act of filming itself. Filmed on 16mm, Mirer – the title taken from the French "to watch intensely, to stare" – meditates on the ARRIFLEX 416 Plus camera as both commodity and tool. Using familiar cinematic conventions, the film unfolds via a choreography of extreme close-ups and slow motion which speak of both cinema's rich history and of its ability to seduce.
ARRI Arriflex 416
Director of Photography : Emma Dalesman
Supported by Tyneside Cinema Graduate Residency Programme 2017
Funded by Arts Council England with support from Northumbria University