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SELECTED FILM PROJECTS
CELESTIAL | 2007
Taking the form of an experimental portrait 'Celestial' explores the poetry of the sky, a space of fascination and contemplation. The film mixes interviews with weather experts, scientists and cloud lovers; time-lapse footage, split-screen and visual text; cloud formations and weather monitoring stations; aerial views and people cloud-spotting, which are interwoven within a shifting soundscape to create a dense tapestry that looks at the vast canvas of the sky.
"There's a special gift in Esther's work which speaks
of a rare ability to be brief and indelible – qualities often too far apart." – Jack Borden, founder of For Spacious Skies
Celestial was commissioned by The Bigger Picture as a public realm work for the BBC Big Screen Network throughout the UK. The commission was managed by Cornerhouse, Manchester and co-produced by Lumen, Leeds.
– Listing IMDb
Commissioned by Cornerhouse for The Bigger Picture and co-produced by Lumen. Funded by Arts Council England

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CREDITS & TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Film Credits
– A Film by Esther Johnson
– Original Music Deliberate
– Cinematography Esther Johnson
– Editing Sue Giovanni & Esther Johnson
– Sound Design Ron Wright
– Sound recording Christopher Wilson & Esther Johnson
Featuring the voices of
– Professor Grant Bigg; Jack Borden; Dr Edward Hanna; Richard Hollis; Darcy Ladd; Gavin Pretor-Pinney; Gini Wells
Technical
– Year 2007
– Duration 00:15:30
– Language English
– Country of Production UK
– Production Format DVCPro50
– Viewing Copy DVD Pal
– Screening/Exhibition Format DigiBeta Pal/DVD
– Versions 1 screen and audio
– Aspect Ratio 16:9
– Picture Colour
– Sound Stereo
– Distribution vTape! Toronto, Canada & Blanche Pictures
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EXHIBITION, SCREENINGS & BROADCASTS
– The Angel Moving Image Festival London 02-04/10/09
– Rooftop Film Festival New York 11/09/09
– Superestate: EXHIBIT Gallery, London 06/07
– Street Fest 09 Transit, London 24/05/09
– Athens Video Art Festival Greece 15-17/05/09
– CPR: Candid Arts Trust London 17/03/09
– Lagari Neukolln, Germany 12/03/09
– transmediale.09 Berlin 28/01/09-01/02/09
– 20qm Berlin 01/09
– Berwick-Upon-Tweed Film & Media Arts Festival UK 29/11/08
– Reykjavik International Film Festival Iceland 01-05/10/08
– 13th Portobello Film Festival London 14/09/08
– EXPO:Brighton Sonic Arts Network 04-06/07/08
– Portobello Film Festival launch event Louise T Blouin Institute, London 10/07/08
– Margate Rocks 08 02-11/05/08
– Yuri's Night Bay Area 08 NASA Ames Research Center California, USA 12/04/08
– UK Space Conference Charterhouse, Surrey, UK 27/03/08
– The Bigger Picture: Site Gallery Sheffield 18-23/03/08
– Glasgow Film Festival Shorts Weekend, CCA, Glasgow 14-24/02/08
– 10th International Short and independent Film Festival Dhaka Bangladesh Finalist International Competition 14-22/02/08
– London Film Makers Convention Portobello Film Festival, London 07-20/12/07
– The Bigger Picture: 21st Leeds International Film Festival Leeds 17-24/11/07
– The Bigger Picture: Aurora Norwich 10/11/07
– The Bigger Picture: Urban Screens Conference Manchester 12-13/10/07 & 15/10/07 – 02/11/07
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