Private Project

Diane (wrapped in plastic)

A super 8 hauntology. Reimagining a series of one-way conversations with the permanently off-camera Diane, foraged in fragments from the screen of a cathode ray TV - onto an expired Ektachrome 160 super 8 sound cartridge (best before 1990). The film was home-processed, then wrapped in plastic and buried in the woods.

‘Diane…’ is a collaboration between the original source material, ourselves, the body of the film, and the earth it was buried in. The soundtrack was recorded directly onto the magnetic strip of the film, firstly in camera, secondly using a super 8 motorised editor, adding to the fragmentation and abstraction of the soundtrack (No additional digital editing has taken place).

The film can be screened in its original form on a sound super 8mm projector, or as a digital video.

  • Joanna Byrne
    Director
  • Mark Byrne
    Director
  • Joanna Byrne
    Sound
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 15, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Super8mm
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Film and Foraging Symposium (Mayes Creative and the Sustainable Darkroom)
    Bournemouth / London
    United Kingdom
    July 18, 2023
    World Premiere
  • Light Matter Film Festival
    Alfred, NY
    United States
    November 5, 2023
    North American Premiere
    Official selection
  • New York Filmmakers Coop (Light Matter tour)
    New York
    United States
    February 23, 2024
    NYC Premiere
  • No Name Cinema (Light Matter tour)
    Santa Fe
    United States
    March 1, 2024
  • Museo Nacional del Ecuador (Light Matter tour)
    Quito
    Ecuador
    April 27, 2024
    South American premiere
  • Kino Palais (Light Matter tour)
    Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    June 7, 2024
    Argentinian Premiere
Director Biography - Joanna Byrne, Mark Byrne


Joanna Byrne is a UK-based artist-filmmaker who takes material, collaborative and sustainable approaches to making moving image. In her socially-engaged practice she uses filmmaking as a tool to connect with individuals and communities by sharing experiences and co-creating stories. Byrne works with analogue film in a tactile way using alternative photographic processes, creating work for cinema, gallery and non-traditional contexts. In 2025 she was commissioned by Yorkshire Contemporary to produce an audio-visual installation for Bradford UK City of Culture, which explored the rewilding of a local urban waste ground over the course of a year. Her work has been screened internationally at film festivals such as Flatpack (UK), CROSSROADS (US), 25FPS (Croatia) and Analogica (Italy).

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