Susannah Gent
Susannah Gent is a filmmaker, artist, and lecturer in film production at Sheffield Hallam University. Her films that have gained awards at international film festivals over the past twenty years explore experimental narrative approaches to representing subjectivity.
Influence of Mars (2017)
The filmmaker asks her ten-year-old son about his arsenal of weapons, many of which are intended for other use; the handle of a back brush, juggling batons, and a plastic cricket stump. Despite his enthusiasm for maiming and killing Harvey has no idea why we have wars. (more)
The filmmaker asks her ten-year-old son about his arsenal of weapons, many of which are intended for other use; the handle of a back brush, juggling batons, and a plastic cricket stump. Despite his enthusiasm for maiming and killing Harvey has no idea why we have wars. (more)
Unhomely Street (2017)
The film follows a female protagonist in a state of fugue following a head injury as she wanders an alienating city underbelly of clubs and free parties. Through recollections of anti-capitalist conversations, historical information about wartime atrocity, and ... (more)
The film follows a female protagonist in a state of fugue following a head injury as she wanders an alienating city underbelly of clubs and free parties. Through recollections of anti-capitalist conversations, historical information about wartime atrocity, and ... (more)
Melvyn's Pencils (1995)
Melvyn slowly unravels under the oppression of his overly possessive mother. This story, told from before and after "the event", suggests an interconnectivity between involved parties. Produced for the "10 x 10" series, BBC Bristol. (more)
Melvyn slowly unravels under the oppression of his overly possessive mother. This story, told from before and after "the event", suggests an interconnectivity between involved parties. Produced for the "10 x 10" series, BBC Bristol. (more)
The Reynard Diary (2010)
The filmmaker skins a fox. The confrontation with death provokes memories and ideas. The editing interweaves these stories in an experiment in the boundaries of narrative comprehension. (more)
The filmmaker skins a fox. The confrontation with death provokes memories and ideas. The editing interweaves these stories in an experiment in the boundaries of narrative comprehension. (more)
Thread (1993)
A "narrative" thread that emerges from a young man’s body connects a series of objects, people and scenarios. (more)
A "narrative" thread that emerges from a young man’s body connects a series of objects, people and scenarios. (more)
Blue Movie (1996)
Black Bag (1994)
A woman discovers her bag holds a portal to her past through which she relives an incident of abuse. (more)
A woman discovers her bag holds a portal to her past through which she relives an incident of abuse. (more)
Bun (1998)
A collaboration with the performance artist Lisa Watts, who explores the physical wrapping potential of bread dough. (more)
A collaboration with the performance artist Lisa Watts, who explores the physical wrapping potential of bread dough. (more)
Scanner (2020)
A filmic experiment documenting an fMRI survey that used an image set to investigate the neurological underpinnings of the uncanny. (more)
A filmic experiment documenting an fMRI survey that used an image set to investigate the neurological underpinnings of the uncanny. (more)
Pregnant Pussy Mash Up (2013)
Snake Shifter and the Bone Chair (2015)
A dark fairy tale about a little girl who ventures into the "dream world" to rescue her brother but first she has to listen to the story of "The Bone Chair". (more)
A dark fairy tale about a little girl who ventures into the "dream world" to rescue her brother but first she has to listen to the story of "The Bone Chair". (more)
Psychotel (2020)
A hotel provides a metaphor for the psyche in an essay film that investigates the uncanny. A dead boyfriend, a spirit guide, and a character who leaves herself behind populate this journey through space and mind. (more)
A hotel provides a metaphor for the psyche in an essay film that investigates the uncanny. A dead boyfriend, a spirit guide, and a character who leaves herself behind populate this journey through space and mind. (more)
The Dance Project (2005)
A documentary that explores the experience of dance in the free party community of Sheffield. (more)
A documentary that explores the experience of dance in the free party community of Sheffield. (more)
Bedhead (2000)
A remarkable journey through the mind of a young man as he battles against mental illness and attempts to come to terms with his confused sexuality and a dark event in the past. (more)
A remarkable journey through the mind of a young man as he battles against mental illness and attempts to come to terms with his confused sexuality and a dark event in the past. (more)
The Bather (1995)
Faulty plumbing in the home of a painter causes an old woman to be covered in red paint while she showers. The painter's neighbours engineer his fate in a bathtub of aubergines. (more)
Faulty plumbing in the home of a painter causes an old woman to be covered in red paint while she showers. The painter's neighbours engineer his fate in a bathtub of aubergines. (more)
Jelly Dolly (2004)
The story of a woman who's inability to end a relationship causes her belly button to mutate, not to mention her mind. (more)
The story of a woman who's inability to end a relationship causes her belly button to mutate, not to mention her mind. (more)