The Films of Mark Norfolk
Short films produced during the last 10 years on a variety of themes.
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Hamlet prologue
A spectacular audio visual of Patrick Smith as Claudius in Black Theatre Live's UK tour of Hamlet.
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The Bathroom
On the eve of a complete reconstruction of my "famous" pictorial bathroom I decided - rather than collect and store for an installation as was advised by many a visitor - to record it for prosperity with a series of photographs on the spin. Then it was the task of editing into a stream whereby ea...
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THE ROOM
This short film shot by Eirini Nikopoulou in Cyrpus follows an extraordinary woman who has dedicated a room in her house to the thousands of people missing after the Turkish invasion of Cyrus in 1974. After tears on a hard drive the digital rushes became corrupted - but this corruption saw a rhyt...
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Incendium (9.5)
This idea of this film sprung from the inexcusable aftermath of the horrific fire in west London that killed 72 people. It's a devastatingly sensitive subject but the frustration of seeing coroprate culpability fade into the distance inspired the piece.
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The Greatest Story
It's the greatest story ever told... so this Man says as he gesticulates his way through a rant.
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RAGE
Rage is a non-narrative, experimental film exploring the theme of the inner rage that a person feels at seeing or hearing injustice. Inspired by the brutal murder of black teenager, Stephen Lawrence in 1994, the eclectic use of sound and vision, ramped film speeds and layers of sound featuring “I...
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Jewish Mothers & Daughters
A film archive of 50 prominent British Jewish women.
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Englondrusalem
An impromptu moment captured in London in 2016 as the country debated on its future as a nation. The reverberations can and will be felt longs aft the actual moment has passed.
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SEINE TOXIQUE
Humans are constantly on the move, physically and psychologically, yet how does this natural disposition impact with the environment they believe they have conquered? Seine Toxique explores the political thesis using multilayered looped images to create rhythm alongside a soundtrack accompaniment...
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Fatherhood
A 10 minute extract from a Koestler award winning film project exploring the nature of fatherhood amongst inmates in a London Prison.