Richard Heslop Movies
- 1987
The Last of England
The Last of England61987HD
The artist's personal commentary on the decline of his country in a language closer to poetry than prose. A dark meditation on London under Thatcher.
- 1990
The Garden
The Garden5.5931990HD
A nearly wordless visual narrative intercuts two main stories and a couple of minor ones. A woman, perhaps the Madonna, brings forth her baby to a...
- 2015
The Raft of the Medusa
The Raft of the Medusa6.32015HD
After months of continuous rain, all coastal areas of the UK are flooded. Bella and Jude are marooned on their flooded farm, cut off from any contact...
- 1987
Ostia
Ostia6.81987HD
Ostia is a fascinating short film directed by Julian Cole and produced for the Royal College of Art, which reconstructs the events leading up to the...
- 2015
Shooting the Hunter
Shooting the Hunter02015HD
A tribute to Derek Jarman.
- 1984
Imagining October
Imagining October31984HD
Imagining October explores art and politics in the final years of the Cold War, drawing connections between pre-Perestroika Russia and Thatcherite...
- 2012
Frank
Frank62012HD
Caught up in a world he doesn't fit into, FRANK tells the unique story of an lonely outsider who manages to find friends in the strangest of places.
- 2006
Sugarcubes: Live Zabor
Sugarcubes: Live Zabor02006HD
Live concert footage of The Sugarcubes from 1988 and 1989, mixed with short interview segments.
- 1982
23 Skidoo, 7 Songs
23 Skidoo, 7 Songs01982HD
"The 7 songs video was Made between 1981-1982 . Edited at The London collage of printing and St Martins school of art. Shot on 8mm and vhs and u...
- 1987
The Conversation
The Conversation01987HD
Stop-motion experimental short where two men communicate with one another, talk on the telephone, smoke cigarettes, and contort themselves. Produced...
- 1986
The Queen Is Dead
The Queen Is Dead7.31986HD
Three song clips by The Smiths ('The Queen is Dead', 'There is a Light that Never Goes Out' and 'Panic'), all directed with an artistic and...
- 1986
A Nosegay
A Nosegay01986HD
A homoerotic homage to Jean Genet and Comte de Lautréamont, featuring Francois Testory Richard Heslop and Celestino Coronado. The visual motif...
- 1992
Floating
Floating01992HD
Disturbed by visions of a labyrinthine London about to be consumed by water, a lonely father begins to destroy his family's tower block flat in order...
- 1986
Procar
Procar01986HD
In 1986 Landin directed the film Procar in collaboration with Heslop and Herbert Verhey for live performances in Amsterdam with the Car Ensemble of...
- 1984
Fuck You G.I.
Fuck You G.I.01984HD
A music video made while I was at St. Martins College of Art, compiled from 8mm film I'd shot and found footage. The recent version has a clean...
- 1987
The Child And The Saw
The Child And The Saw01987HD
A nine year old girl receives a giant bandsaw for her birthday
- 1986
Less Than Useless
Less Than Useless01986HD
Non-Narrative experimental short by Richard Heslop and Carrie Kirkpatrick produced in 1986 and included on the 1988 VHS compilation Fat of the Land,...
- 1984
Language
Language01984HD
Scratch video piece by Richard Heslop for the band 23 Skidoo.