Written and directed by the award-winning film-maker of JOY DIVISION, PATIENCE is a multi-layered essay film on landscape, art, history, life and loss. It offers a unique exploration of the life, work and influence of WG Sebald (1944–2001) via a long walk through coastal East Anglia tracking his most famous book, The Rings of Saturn. Visually and aurally innovative, PATIENCE features contributions from Tacita Dean, Robert Macfarlane, Katie Mitchell, Rick Moody, Andrew Motion, Chris Petit, Iain Sinclair and Marina Warner.
Renowned for his films about music, Grant Gee has twice been Grammy-nominated: for MEETING PEOPLE IS EASY– about Radiohead – in 2000; and DEMON DAYS – about Gorillaz – in 2006. His documentary JOY DIVISION won the prestigious Grierson Award 2008 for Best Cinema Documentary.
Presented as a work in progress event at last year’s CINECITY, PATIENCE (AFTER SEBALD) is an Artevents Production (www.artevents.info), for The Re-Enchantment, their national project exploring our relationship to place. It is core-funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation and supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England. PATIENCE is also funded by the UK Film Council, EM Media and Screen South.
Followed by Q&A with director Grant Gee and the film’s Co-Producer Gareth Evans.
