Private Project

Seven Sisters

Seven Sisters is an non-narrative short film shot in the spring of 2017. The film follows one trip from London to the south-east coast of England. Various modes of travel are used. Views are taken in along the way. The frame is sometimes still and sometimes roaming. Even in the moment, we are looking back on the experience. Memory and Landscape are the main characters.

Seven Sisters is a place in England. A trip from the city to the coast becomes a process of repetition and immediate retrospective. The landscape asserts itself- it is both arresting and mercurial. Immanence and representation vie to mediate the horizon of experience. The quotidian is determined by expectation, but expectation when defied becomes the threshold to the world of dreams. This is true as much for the everyday as it is for the spectacular.

This film traces a path from the city to the sea. Narrative is implied or perceived. Snippets overheard offer succor to window gazing reverie. We look out the window , we hear a bit of conversation, we travel and we arrive at our destination.

  • Christopher Gonzalez-Crane
    Director
    Originally from San Francisco, California, Christopher Gonzalez Crane is an artist and researcher now living in London. He is currently completing a humanities PhD in the School of Arts at Birkbeck College University of London. In addition to teaching, he has been a contributing editor and writer to E.R.O.S. journal. His research concerns matters of lifestyle, self-care and the management of the self in public life. This is his first film.
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Web / New Media
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    July 18, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    0 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    iphone 4s
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Christopher Gonzalez-Crane

Originally from California, Christopher Gonzalez-Crane is an artist and researcher now living in London. He is currently completing a humanities PhD in the School of Arts at Birkbeck College, University of London. In addition to teaching, he has been a contributing editor and writer to E.R.O.S. journal. His research concerns matters of lifestyle, self-care and the management of the self in public life.

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