Paul Harnden

2018 short film by Paul Harnden and Stuart Pitkin

With its pervy camera work and hand processed roughness Pill Factory presents a brief glimpse into a secret world of pharmaceuticals and dust masks. Shot clandestinely on 16mm through an incorrectly installed one way mirrored window, the workers remain oblivious to being filmed as they mix their potions.

2016 short film by Paul Harnden and Stuart Pitkin

May Tomorrow Shine the Brightest of All Your Many Days As It Will Be Your Last (2009, co-directed with Paul Harnden) shakily shows cloaked figures moving through woods, followed by soldiers, and seeking quiet places to read, seemingly in escape from some kind of disaster. A metallic ring obscures words spoken offscreen; wind blows through shimmering trees. It’s only occasionally that we see faces beneath their cloaks—a solemn old man, a blankly gazing old woman.

With its long takes and solemn depiction of memory and dreams, Harnden once again creates another off beat slow cinema delight.

2015 short film by Paul Harnden and Stuart Pitkin

2018 short film by Paul Harnden and Stuart Pitkin

With its pervy camera work and hand processed roughness Pill Factory presents a brief glimpse into a secret world of pharmaceuticals and dust masks. Shot clandestinely on 16mm through an incorrectly installed one way mirrored window, the workers remain oblivious to being filmed as they mix their potions.

2016 short film by Paul Harnden and Stuart Pitkin

May Tomorrow Shine the Brightest of All Your Many Days As It Will Be Your Last (2009, co-directed with Paul Harnden) shakily shows cloaked figures moving through woods, followed by soldiers, and seeking quiet places to read, seemingly in escape from some kind of disaster. A metallic ring obscures words spoken offscreen; wind blows through shimmering trees. It’s only occasionally that we see faces beneath their cloaks—a solemn old man, a blankly gazing old woman.

With its long takes and solemn depiction of memory and dreams, Harnden once again creates another off beat slow cinema delight.

2015 short film by Paul Harnden and Stuart Pitkin

Roving, detecting, strobing. The short film features a soundtrack by Ian Helliwell.