Tacita Dean

Tacita Dean

Directing

Born January 1, 1965 · Canterbury, Kent, England

36 films as director · Active 1992–2026

Tacita Dean is best known for her work in 16mm film, although she utilises a variety of media including drawing, photography and sound. Her films often employ long takes and steady camera angles to cr…

Known for

Patience (After Sebald)

Patience (After Sebald)

2012

Cinema Futures

Cinema Futures

2016

Antigone

Antigone

2018

The Cinematograph: Birth of an Art

The Cinematograph: Birth of an Art

2021

Here Is Always Somewhere Else

Here Is Always Somewhere Else

2007

The Green Ray

2001

From Columbus, Ohio to the Partially Buried Woodshed

From Columbus, Ohio to the Partially Buried Woodshed

1999

Directed(36)

Sidney Felsen Decorates an Envelope

2026Sidney Felsen Decorates an Envelope

Geography Biography

2023Geography Biography

Fata Morgana

2022Fata Morgana

Paradise

Antigone

His Picture In Little

2018His Picture In Little

Providence

Ear on a Worm

2017Ear on a Worm

Portraits

Event for a Stage

2015Event for a Stage

Film

2011Film★ 5.2

2011Edwin Parker

Manhattan Mouse Museum

2011Manhattan Mouse Museum

2009Craneway Event★ 9.0

Prisoner Pair

2008Prisoner Pair

Michael Hamburger

2007Michael Hamburger

Kodak

2006Noir et Blanc

Palast

Mario Merz

2001The Green Ray★ 6.3

2001Fernsehturm★ 6.5

1999Sound Mirrors★ 5.0

Bubble House

1999Bubble House

1999Teignmouth Electron

From Columbus, Ohio to the Partially Buried Woodshed

1999From Columbus, Ohio to the Partially Buried Woodshed

Disappearance at Sea

1996Disappearance at Sea★ 6.0

1995A Bag of Air

1995How to Put a Boat in a Bottle

1994Girl Stowaway

1994The Martyrdom of St. Agatha (in several parts)

1992The Story of Beard

One Hundred and Fifty Years of Painting

—One Hundred and Fifty Years of Painting

Acting(7)

2021The Cinematograph: Birth of an ArtSelf - Artist

2016Cinema FuturesSelf

Tacita Dean — Watchpile | Watchpile

2012Patience (After Sebald)Self

2007Here Is Always Somewhere ElseHerself

2001The Green RayNarrator

1999From Columbus, Ohio to the Partially Buried WoodshedSelf