"An imaginative filmmaker with a spry sense of humor."

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TimClague :: HopeTimClague :: ConsecrationTimClague :: TimClague 10 Seconds
TimClague :: Weight of a WallTimClague :: WaterMelon

This channel presents the work of British filmmaker Tim Clague. In 1998, Clague was nominated for a BAFTA film award for the short Eight. His co-director on that film was Stephen Daldry, who would go on to direct the Academy Award-nominated Billy Elliot, The Hours and The Reader.

Clague proves here that he can more than hold his own. Animated films on the channel include Hope, a leisurely paced film about aging, and Weight of a Wall, a political-message movie. Weight of a Wall is the more powerful of the two. It's a variation on the famous quote from Spiderman: “With great freedom comes great responsibility.”

Full of fish-eye close-ups and obsessed with physical decay, the live-action Consecration is a dark and disturbing piece of work. The sight of a man crawling on the floor to retrieve a contact lens is somehow horrifying in this film. The delightful comedy Watermelon provides a nice contrast to Consecration. It's about two grown men fighting like five-year-olds over a watermelon as they wait for the train at Harmans Cross. I love all the visual gags showing how scorching-hot out it is, and way the fight gets resolved is hilarious and completely unexpected.

The three other films on this channel are Winbourne Road: Is It Too Long?, Everyday Man and 10 Seconds. Everyday Man is kind of a live-action companion piece to Hope. Clague doesn't repeat himself but the films are thematically similar. 10 Seconds is about a man who has the ability to see one-sixth of one minute into the future. It's probably the best of the batch; you can read my full review here.

Overall, the channel shows Clague is an imaginative filmmaker with a spry sense of humor and a wide variety of interests. That's a recipe that should appeal to anyone.

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