Filmmaker James Scott has enjoyed a diverse career, ranging from early experimental art documentaries on key 1960's figures such as David Hockney, Richard Hamilton, Claes Oldenburg and R B Kitaj, to work with the radical Berwick Street Collective, independent features and the Oscar-winning 1982 short A Shocking Accident The son of celebrated painter William Scott, his film Every Picture Tells a Story is his sensitive, exploratory portrait of his father's early years in working-class Scotland and Northern Ireland of the 1930's and his entry into the art world. Bringing together films totalling more than four hours, this long-overdue collection celebrates the talented filmmaker and explores his art films which include such diverse artists as Stuart Brisley, Jamie Reid and Hannah Wilke.
Intro and Q&A for Every Picture Tells a Story (audio) (2013, 30 mins): James Scott in conversation with Nigel Algar and screenwriter Shane Connaughton
Q&A for The Great Ice Cream Robbery (audio) (2013, 25 mins): the director in conversation with Simon Field
The two films comprising The Great Ice Cream Robbery are presented on separate discs to enable gallery-style dual-screen viewing
Disc 1:
This disc includes the following:
- Every Picture Tells a Story (1984)
- The Great Ice Cream Robbery (1971)
- Special Features
Disc 2:
This disc includes the following:
- Love's Presentation (1966)
- R.B. Kitaj ( 1967)
- Richard Hamilton (1969)
- The Great Ice Cream Robbery (1971)
- Chance, History, Art... ( 1979)
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