A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things

A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things - Now Streaming on Docuseek

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88 min. | Closed Captioned

A film by Mark Cousins

"Through a cinematic immersion into her art and life, the film explores themes of gender, neurodiversity, climate change, and the nature of creativity from youth to old age."

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Mark Cousins (The Story of Looking) explores the life and art of Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, a Scottish modernist painter whose encounter with a Swiss glacier in 1949 transformed her vision. Through her synaesthetic perception, feminism, and resilience, she defied artistic trends, creating bold works until her death in 2004. Featuring Tilda Swinton as her voice, A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things reassesses her legacy, linking her story to climate change and contemporary artistic reflection.

A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things is a striking portrait of an artist deserving of greater recognition. Wilhelmina Barns-Graham had an extraordinary creative passion. With its intense focus on her work, exploring its variety of forms – from painting and drawing to print making – the film emphasizes the singular prism through which Barns-Graham viewed the world.

The film’s score, by Linda Buckley, provides a perfect response to the tonal qualities of this unique artist’s work.

Winner of the Grand Prix Crystal Globe and World Premiere at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things, from Impronta Films, is now streaming exclusively on Docuseek for education.

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A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things

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