Minute Bodies: The Intimate World of F. Percy Smith

This meditative, immersive film is a tribute to the astonishing work of naturalist, inventor and filmmaker F. Percy Smith. Smith worked in the early 20th century, developing various cinematographic techniques to capture nature’s secrets. The interpretation of the frontman of the band Tindersticks, who tries his powers in the moving image for the first time, combines the original footage with a new contemporary score to create a hypnotic, alien yet familiar dreamscape that connects us to the sense of wonder Smith must have felt as he saw these micro-worlds for the first time.

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Cinematography: F. Percy Smith

Editing: David Reeve, Stuart A. Staples

Sound: Tindersticks with Thomas Belhom & Christine Ott

Music: Tindersticks with Thomas Belhom & Christine Ott

Production: Studio Moe, Lucky Doc Inc, BFI

Producers: David Reeve, Stuart A Staples

Format: Color

Production Country: UK

Production Year: 2016

Duration: 54

Contact: BFI Distribution bookings.films@bfi.org.uk

Stuart A. Staples

Filmography

2016 Minute Bodies: The Intimate World of F. Percy Smith