Jamie Nares Movies

  • 1976
    Steel Rod

    Steel Rod

    Steel Rod

    01976HD

    Throwing and catching the same.

    Steel Rod
  • 1976
    Pendulum

    Pendulum

    Pendulum

    01976HD

    A pendulum swings among old NYC buildings.

    Pendulum
  • 1991
    Lighthouse

    Lighthouse

    Lighthouse

    01991HD

    A wandering being in search of sustenance in a wintry wasteland experiences a strange transformation, eventually learning that the best way to get is...

    Lighthouse
  • 1974
    Hand Notes #1

    Hand Notes #1

    Hand Notes #1

    01974HD

    Studies in repetitive movement.

    Hand Notes #1
  • 1975
    Poles

    Poles

    Poles

    01975HD

    A symbiosis of man and pole.

    Poles
  • 1975
    Roof

    Roof

    Roof

    01975HD

    Self portrait as a head adrift in the city.

    Roof
  • 1983
    Arabian Lights

    Arabian Lights

    Arabian Lights

    01983HD

    "ARABIAN LIGHTS is the second of only two Super 8mm films deAk is known to have fully edited to completion, and the only work she produced outside...

    Arabian Lights
  • 1975
    Hammered

    Hammered

    Hammered

    01975HD

    Mini-document of sculptural activity, involving the effects of gravity on weighty objects.

    Hammered
  • 1975
    Game

    Game

    Game

    01975HD

    A game of stones, with Seth Tillett.

    Game
  • 1976
    Arm and Hammer

    Arm and Hammer

    Arm and Hammer

    01976HD

    A gestural inflection, born of repetition.

    Arm and Hammer
  • 2010
    Thread

    Thread

    Thread

    02010HD

    A hand descends, as though from the heavens, to manipulate a length of ribbon.

    Thread
  • 2010
    To Make a Prairie

    To Make a Prairie

    To Make a Prairie

    02010HD

    A young girl in the last summer of her childhood, alternates between solitary play and the discovery of her power to influence the world around her....

    To Make a Prairie
  • 1976
    Studio Pendulum

    Studio Pendulum

    Studio Pendulum

    01976HD

    Calibration study for the film Pendulum.

    Studio Pendulum
  • 1977
    TV Faces

    TV Faces

    TV Faces

    01977HD

    Collage of faces taken from television by James Nares

    TV Faces
  • 1975
    Giotto Circle #1

    Giotto Circle #1

    Giotto Circle #1

    01975HD

    Freehand wall carving of a perfect circle.

    Giotto Circle #1
  • 1975
    Giotto Circle Extended

    Giotto Circle Extended

    Giotto Circle Extended

    01975HD

    Two giant circles forming semicircles, carved with a self-made instrument.

    Giotto Circle Extended
  • 1976
    Block

    Block

    Block

    01976HD

    Taking stock of the city block. A measuring of sorts. One of the first films made by Nares after moving to New York City.

    Block
  • 2007
    Paper Factory

    Paper Factory

    Paper Factory

    02007HD

    Choreographed and orchestrated, a rhythmic video music, made by hurling lengths of plastic pipe against a cinder block wall.

    Paper Factory
  • 1976
    Spinning Lead Ball

    Spinning Lead Ball

    Spinning Lead Ball

    01976HD

    A schematic animation of matter transforming into energy.

    Spinning Lead Ball
  • 1991
    Piano

    Piano

    Piano

    01991HD

    A semi-visible pianist plays. In memory of the poet, pianist and Judo black belt, David Rattray.

    Piano