IFS Filmmaker Spotlight: “Work in Progress” with Martin Creed + Q&A
Martin Creed presents the first rough cut of a new film. There will be the chance to engage with Martin in discussion after the screening. This is Creed's first feature length film. His many short films include 'Sick Film' (2006) and 'What The Fuck Am I Doing?' (2017).
Synopsis: A little boy growing up, seen through the eyes and hair of a young woman. A coming-of-age story told in episodes from conception through the very earliest memories of infanthood to high school, art education and first love. An interwoven story of clothes moves up the body from socks and shoes to trousers and hats. Along the way some various helpful guides to sides of life are offered in the form of chapters on “The Trouser Problem” and “What Are Moustaches For?”. Based on a true story, memories were filmed in the places where they happened, including Lenzie Academy, Glasgow, where current-day students of the school perform in scenes from the classroom of bullying, misbehaviour and sports. Other, dreamlike acts were filmed in an odd admixture of locations including Las Vegas, USA, and Ascoli Piceno, Italy. John McEnroe features in one fantastical scene on a Malibu tennis court.
Written and directed by Martin Creed. Cinematography, music and clothes by Martin Creed. Featuring Layla Burns, Heidi Rider, Laurie Luxe, Sita Pieraccini, Lorena Randi, William Forest, Cyril Rabbath, Martin Creed, Delphine Gaborit, Luigi Randi, Rafael Schilt, Kerry Biggin, Isis Clooney, Alessandor Earnest, Students of Lenzie Academy, Sonny Jones Randi, Students of Ilkley Grammar School, Students of PACE Youth Theatre Paisley, Students of Miniera delle Arti and Frida Art Academy, Ascoli Piceno, John McEnroe, Lisa Edelstein and Lily Cole.
About the Filmmaker: Martin Creed's work has been shown worldwide, including at Hauser & Wirth London, 2004, Trussardi Foundation, Milan, 2006; Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, 2009; Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, 2012; Hayward Gallery, London, 2014; Park Avenue Armory, New York, 2016; Centro Botin, Santander, 2019; Summer Hall, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 2022 and at the Museum für Konkrete Kunst in Ingolstadt, Germany, 2023.
He won the Turner Prize in 2001 with ‘Work No. 227: The lights going on and off’ and this work is now part of the Museum of Modern Art collection in New York. Public works include ‘Work No. 975: EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT’ on the façade of Christ Church Art Gallery in New Zealand; ‘Work No. 1059: The Scotsman Steps’, Edinburgh; and ‘Work No. 1197: All the bells in the country rung as quickly and as loudly as possible for three minutes’, which was commissioned for the opening of the London Olympics. Orchestral works include commissions for the London Sinfonietta and Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra.
Martin Creed presents the first rough cut of a new film. There will be the chance to engage with Martin in discussion after the screening. This is Creed's first feature length film. His many short films include 'Sick Film' (2006) and 'What The Fuck Am I Doing?' (2017).
Synopsis: A little boy growing up, seen through the eyes and hair of a young woman. A coming-of-age story told in episodes from conception through the very earliest memories of infanthood to high school, art education and first love. An interwoven story of clothes moves up the body from socks and shoes to trousers and hats. Along the way some various helpful guides to sides of life are offered in the form of chapters on “The Trouser Problem” and “What Are Moustaches For?”. Based on a true story, memories were filmed in the places where they happened, including Lenzie Academy, Glasgow, where current-day students of the school perform in scenes from the classroom of bullying, misbehaviour and sports. Other, dreamlike acts were filmed in an odd admixture of locations including Las Vegas, USA, and Ascoli Piceno, Italy. John McEnroe features in one fantastical scene on a Malibu tennis court.
Written and directed by Martin Creed. Cinematography, music and clothes by Martin Creed. Featuring Layla Burns, Heidi Rider, Laurie Luxe, Sita Pieraccini, Lorena Randi, William Forest, Cyril Rabbath, Martin Creed, Delphine Gaborit, Luigi Randi, Rafael Schilt, Kerry Biggin, Isis Clooney, Alessandor Earnest, Students of Lenzie Academy, Sonny Jones Randi, Students of Ilkley Grammar School, Students of PACE Youth Theatre Paisley, Students of Miniera delle Arti and Frida Art Academy, Ascoli Piceno, John McEnroe, Lisa Edelstein and Lily Cole.
About the Filmmaker: Martin Creed's work has been shown worldwide, including at Hauser & Wirth London, 2004, Trussardi Foundation, Milan, 2006; Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, 2009; Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, 2012; Hayward Gallery, London, 2014; Park Avenue Armory, New York, 2016; Centro Botin, Santander, 2019; Summer Hall, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 2022 and at the Museum für Konkrete Kunst in Ingolstadt, Germany, 2023.
He won the Turner Prize in 2001 with ‘Work No. 227: The lights going on and off’ and this work is now part of the Museum of Modern Art collection in New York. Public works include ‘Work No. 975: EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT’ on the façade of Christ Church Art Gallery in New Zealand; ‘Work No. 1059: The Scotsman Steps’, Edinburgh; and ‘Work No. 1197: All the bells in the country rung as quickly and as loudly as possible for three minutes’, which was commissioned for the opening of the London Olympics. Orchestral works include commissions for the London Sinfonietta and Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra.
Martin Creed presents the first rough cut of a new film. There will be the chance to engage with Martin in discussion after the screening. This is Creed's first feature length film. His many short films include 'Sick Film' (2006) and 'What The Fuck Am I Doing?' (2017).
Synopsis: A little boy growing up, seen through the eyes and hair of a young woman. A coming-of-age story told in episodes from conception through the very earliest memories of infanthood to high school, art education and first love. An interwoven story of clothes moves up the body from socks and shoes to trousers and hats. Along the way some various helpful guides to sides of life are offered in the form of chapters on “The Trouser Problem” and “What Are Moustaches For?”. Based on a true story, memories were filmed in the places where they happened, including Lenzie Academy, Glasgow, where current-day students of the school perform in scenes from the classroom of bullying, misbehaviour and sports. Other, dreamlike acts were filmed in an odd admixture of locations including Las Vegas, USA, and Ascoli Piceno, Italy. John McEnroe features in one fantastical scene on a Malibu tennis court.
Written and directed by Martin Creed. Cinematography, music and clothes by Martin Creed. Featuring Layla Burns, Heidi Rider, Laurie Luxe, Sita Pieraccini, Lorena Randi, William Forest, Cyril Rabbath, Martin Creed, Delphine Gaborit, Luigi Randi, Rafael Schilt, Kerry Biggin, Isis Clooney, Alessandor Earnest, Students of Lenzie Academy, Sonny Jones Randi, Students of Ilkley Grammar School, Students of PACE Youth Theatre Paisley, Students of Miniera delle Arti and Frida Art Academy, Ascoli Piceno, John McEnroe, Lisa Edelstein and Lily Cole.
About the Filmmaker: Martin Creed's work has been shown worldwide, including at Hauser & Wirth London, 2004, Trussardi Foundation, Milan, 2006; Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, 2009; Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, 2012; Hayward Gallery, London, 2014; Park Avenue Armory, New York, 2016; Centro Botin, Santander, 2019; Summer Hall, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 2022 and at the Museum für Konkrete Kunst in Ingolstadt, Germany, 2023.
He won the Turner Prize in 2001 with ‘Work No. 227: The lights going on and off’ and this work is now part of the Museum of Modern Art collection in New York. Public works include ‘Work No. 975: EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT’ on the façade of Christ Church Art Gallery in New Zealand; ‘Work No. 1059: The Scotsman Steps’, Edinburgh; and ‘Work No. 1197: All the bells in the country rung as quickly and as loudly as possible for three minutes’, which was commissioned for the opening of the London Olympics. Orchestral works include commissions for the London Sinfonietta and Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra.