Movies by Daniel Bird

Behind Enemy Lines: Making Gunpoint

Behind Enemy Lines: Making Gunpoint

A short documentary about the making of Peter Graham's 'Gunpoint', featuring an interview with Graham.

Ballad of Imprisonment: Making Blanche

Ballad of Imprisonment: Making Blanche

A documentary about the making of Walerian Borowczyk's 'Blanche'.

Seed

Seed

An egg and an apple build competing broadcast towers that vie for the attention of a transistor radio. With its complex characterization and narrative of animal evolution, competition and reproduction, "Seed" is a beautiful and sinister stop-motion story about the struggle to survive.

Obscure Pleasures: A Portrait of Walerian Borowczyk

Obscure Pleasures: A Portrait of Walerian Borowczyk

During a hospital stay in 2001, the Polish painter, sculptor and filmmaker Walerian Borowczyk compiled a handwritten list of the objects and animals that were featured in his films. While he had used both encyclopedias and dictionaries to order chaos in his own films, this list saw Borowczyk putting his own life in order.

The Profligate Door: Borowczyk's Sound Sculptures

The Profligate Door: Borowczyk's Sound Sculptures

A documentary about Walerian Borowczyk’s sound sculptures, featuring curator Maurice Corbet.

The Concentration Universe: Making Goto, Isle of Love

The Concentration Universe: Making Goto, Isle of Love

A documentary about Borowczyk's 'Goto, Isle of Love' and its creation, featuring key cast and crew members.

Blow Ups: Borowczyk's Works on Paper

Blow Ups: Borowczyk's Works on Paper

A visual essay about Walerian Borowczyk's works on paper.

The World Is a Window: Making The Colour of Pomegranates

The World Is a Window: Making The Colour of Pomegranates

A documentary by writer and filmmaker Daniel Bird about the making of Sergei Parajanov's 'The Colour of Pomegranates'.

Film Is Not a Sausage: Borowczyk and the Short Film

Film Is Not a Sausage: Borowczyk and the Short Film

A documentary about Walerian Borowczyk's short films and animation, featuring his collaborators from that time.