Gillian Mciver

Sweet Thames – the endless fascination of rivers

I’ve made more than a few films about rivers. I made River Physics my first film after graduating – a short about a trip on the Volga accompanying a Space Physics conference. A few years later I made Mosti the Bridges of St Petersburg

Mosti: the Bridges of St Petersburg

after that I made Tarkovsky’s River and a 45 sec short called Berlin Love Story. Am still working on Berlin Bridges.

 

SWEET THAMES RUN SOFTLY will be held at the wonderful Mayflower in Rotherhithe. yes it is THAT Mayflower and it is the oldest pub on the River Thames. This is a unique event presenting video works and my river film Mosti The Bridges of St Petersburg will be shown there as part of the programme.

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Movement 2: The time
10 July 2014, 7.30pm
The Mayflower, Rotherhithe

117 Rotherhithe Street
Rotherhithe SE16 4NF
Curated by Lisa Peachey and Ellie Reid.

Published by Gillian Mciver

Hi I'm The Art traveller. I'm a filmmaker, writer and art historian. The Art Traveller is my blog, where I write about travelling the world and looking at art. I'm interested in how the environment and history of a place affect how we see art. My work includes documentary film-making, short films and artists' video, often exploring historical events or places. My interest in art history and film led me, in 2016 to write "Art History for Filmmakers" published by Bloomsbury Press, a book exploring how filmmakers can and do use paintings from the past to inspire and create visual story telling.