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In Plain Air

In Plain Air celebrates the long career of artist Pauline Bellamy. We accompany her to a number of stunning Otago locations as she completes paintings amidst the elements. While she creates, we find out what makes her tick, where she has been, and where she is going.

  • Miranda Bellamy
    Director
  • Miranda Bellamy
    Producer
  • Thomas Gleeson
    Editor
  • Jack Northover
    Music
  • Richard Wills
    Audio Design
  • Iain Frengley
    Camera Operator
  • Miranda Bellamy
    Camera Operator
  • Iain Frengley
    Colorist
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes 58 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 30, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 NZD
  • Country of Origin:
    New Zealand
  • Country of Filming:
    New Zealand
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 2K - Blackmagic
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • International Festival of Films on Art - Le FIFA 2021
    Montreal
    Canada
    March 16, 2021
    North American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    U.S.A Premiere
Director Biography - Miranda Bellamy

Miranda Bellamy is an artist and filmmaker. She has a practice that spans many mediums including moving image. Her most recent short film In Plain Air explores five decades of painting by her mother, Pauline Bellamy. Bellamy hails from New Zealand, where she has worked and exhibited extensively. She has attended residencies and screened in numerous festivals around the world.

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Director Statement

Pauline Bellamy has been an artist for her whole life. Her enduring spirit, willingness to go her own way, and a pure love for paint have led her on a lifetime of adventures. At nearly 70, with no sign of slowing down, we accompany her on a journey through the seasons in the picturesque lower South Island of Aotearoa New Zealand. From the mountains to the sea, through the snow to buffeting windstorms, nothing will get in her way. While she creates on-the-spot en plein air paintings, Pauline reflects on her person challenges, what fascinates her about painting, and five decades of work.