Person
Guy Sherwin
Directing
Biography
Born in 1948, Guy Sherwin studied painting at Chelsea School of Art in London. Inspired by films and expanded cinema from the London Filmmakers’ Co-op, he began making films and acquired laboratory skills while working there during the 1970s. His 16mm films are often highly concentrated in their form, but very diverse in terms of their imagery and approach. The Short Film Series (1975-ongoing) and live performance pieces such as Man with Mirror (1976-ongoing) involve human, animal and natural phenomena transcribed as filmic subjects, while his optical sound films and performances explore a wide variety of abstract audiovisual ideas.
Known for
Hand/Shutter
1976
Cat
Director
Animal Studies
Director
Soundtrack
Director
Yi Wei
Director
Swimming
Director
Messages
Self
Tree & Cloud
Director
Piano
Director
Candle & Clock
Director
Filmography
- 2026Animal Studies (Egret / Seagull Reflection / Midges / Spider / Swans in a Line)Director
- 2026Four Films about Music (Silent Jazz / Orchestra / Pause / Interior Music)Director
- 2022Split WiresDirector
- 2019Why there is something rather than nothingDirector
- 2018Half LightDirector
- 2017NijomasueDirector
- 2017Paper Landscape #2Director
- 2016Light CyclesDirector
- 2015RemjetDirector
- 2014Short Film SeriesDirector
- 2013Guy & Kai
- 2013PianoDirector
- 2013Window/LightDirector
- 2012New Shores
- 2011Yi WeiDirector
- 2010MeiDirector
- 2009Paper Landscape
- 2007Cross Section #2Director
- 2007Optical SoundDirector
- 2007Notes #2Director
- 2007Interval #2Director
- 2007Sound CutsDirector
- 2007Mobius LoopsDirector
- 2007Abrasion LoopsDirector
- 2006Bay Bridge from EmbarcaderoDirector
- 2006After the FreewayDirector
- 2005Views from HomeDirector
- 2005Vowels & ConsonantsDirector
- 2004Bruce Baillie at Total Mobile Home Talking About All My LifeDirector
- 2003Newsprint #2Director
- 2003Cycles #3Director
- 2003Camden Road StationDirector
- 2000Da Capo: Variations on a Train with AnnaDirector
- 1998Filter BedsDirector
- 1998FlightDirector
- 1998Animal StudiesDirector
- 1998GnatsDirector
- 1998CatDirector
- 1998CootsDirector
- 1998Tree ReflectionDirector
- 1998Clouds & WiresDirector
- 1998Tree & CloudDirector
- 1996PreludeDirector
- 1995Under the FreewayDirector
- 1991Mile End PurgatorioDirector
- 1986Salt WaterDirector
- 1984MessagesSelf
- 1980Wind & WaterDirector
- 1980ConnemaraDirector
- 1979Notes #1Director
- 1979NotesDirector
- 1979Night TrainDirector
- 1978EyeDirector
- 1978TapDirector
- 1978CycleDirector
- 1978MayaDirector
- 1978Light LeavesDirector
- 1978MetronomeDirector
- 1978Clock & TrainDirector
- 1978BreathingDirector
- 1978BarnDirector
- 1977RailingsDirector
- 1977Musical StairsDirector
- 1977SoundtrackDirector
- 1977ChimneyDirector
- 1977Cat on TVDirector
- 1977SwimmingDirector
- 1977ColumnsDirector
- 1977Candle & ClockDirector
- 1977BlinkDirector
- 1976Man with MirrorDirector
- 1976Hand/Shutter
- 1976Handcrank Clock
- 1976WindowDirector
- 1976TreelineDirector
- 1976TrackDirector
- 1976Vermeer FramesDirector
- 1975Portrait with Parents
- 1974SpiralsDirector
- 1974IntervalDirector
- 1974At the AcademyDirector
- 1972Newsprint #1Director
- 1972Sound ShapesDirector
- 1972Cycles #1Director
- 1971Phase LoopDirector
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