Helen Kilbride

Surviving an apocalypse two queer angels emerge from the shingle and mother ocean to awake to future possibilities. Prospect by Helen Kilbride is an homage to the life and work of Derek Jarman.

An experimental dance piece conceived in response to the pandemic of 2020 which explores issues of separateness, isolation and skin hunger. Being deprived of touch has a detrimental effect on our mental and physical health and being stroked at 3cm per second is thought to reduce stress levels as oxytocin increases.

Looking for Barbara examines queer readings of the personal archive in relation to family, identity, collective memory, place, self-curation and meaning. Looking for Barbara is an experimental film that explores the relationship to the individual personal archive found in every home. This is the ‘behind-the-scenes’ archive usually found in boxes in attics, garages and cupboards in domestic settings. Set to a backdrop of the filmmaker’s personal archive in the form of Super 8 footage from the 1990s, Looking for Barbara is a short documentary essay which explores the role and significance of the queer personal archive.

A short poetic film guided by a love for queer ecology the film; giving equal value to flora, fauna and humans who interconnect through nature. A reflection on our socialised identities and genders in our relationship with queerness and nature.

Sycamore explores the intersection of trans joy, queer sexuality and queer ecology.

On the joy of cycling. Shot in Berlin, on Super8 hand developed using coffee.