The Power of Generations

The Power of Generations 2011

9.00

A man is sitting on a bench in the middle of the desert. The world around him starts to develop and prosper rapidly, deserts turning to pastures and then to modern buildings. The man watches these developments with the change of generations until global wars break out. Eventually, all developments vanish and the scene goes back to the desert

2011

Buildings

Buildings 1970

1

Buildings is a parody of the popular Pixar films like Cars and Toy Story based on inanimate objects coming to life.

1970

Hilton Hotel Construction

Hilton Hotel Construction 1959

1

The Hilton Hotel rises from the ashes, surrounded by derelict houses and bomb damaged streets.

1959

Tryweryn, The Story of a Valley

Tryweryn, The Story of a Valley 1965

1

Devastation of a Welsh-speaking community: Capel Celyn village and farms of the Tryweryn Valley disappear beneath the waters of a reservoir so Liverpool’s thirst may be slaked.

1965

Old Market Square

Old Market Square 1951

1

A celebration of one of Britain's great civic squares. A ceaseless flow of buses and people crisscross the beating heart of the city.

1951

It Never Really Happened

It Never Really Happened 1930

1

The film camera is used to great effect here to trick and treat its audience, injecting fun into the otherwise mundane London commute, slum demolition, Thames or London Bridge traffic.

1930

Way to School

Way to School 2022

1

A short student film reflecting on the reality of living in the modern urban dystopia

2022