You've reached the blog of Joel Blackledge. I'm a filmmaker, writer, historian, educator and cinephile.
Watch my films on my Vimeo page.
I also made this website about anti-racist activism in London.
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Random String →
I will be at Random String Festival this weekend playing with pixels and lights. Loads of great stuff happening in Coventry, much of it free and open to all.
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Feast Your Eyes: Modern Times
Charlie Chaplin’s farewell to silent cinema is a damning satire on the capitalism that would continue to dominate the following century. As the Tramp bounces from one hardship to another, how does he manage to eat?
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Feast Your Eyes: Under the Skin
Watch the latest episode of my food-and-film series, looking at Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin.
Feast Your Eyes: Candyman
Here’s episode 3 of my food and film series, all about the 1992 horror masterpiece Candyman.
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Feast Your Eyes: Jurassic Park
Here’s the second episode of my food-and-film series, looking at dinosaurs and ice cream.
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Feast Your Eyes: Léon: The Professional
This is the first instalment of my new video series Feast Your Eyes. The series looks at how great films tell stories with and about food.
This first episode is about Luc Besson’s 1994 thriller Léon.
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Iota, Downfall
I made this video for Warwickshire folk trio Iota, and it might just be the silliest thing I’ve made so far.
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Shearwater
Dr. Alice Pope is in the forest of Shearwater to conduct some research. But her team is missing, she’s lost her way, and something might be following…
I shot this film last Halloween and I’m pleased to bring you the final product.
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Screen Brum - Shorts with Director Joel Blackledge (29/6/2018) →
Listen to my appearance on Screen Brum here - especially if you want recommendations for great short films
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The Dark Knight: Establishing the Shot
To celebrate the 10th birthday of The Dark Knight, I made my first video essay. It’s about the first shot of the film, and how it might offer more than meets the eye.
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