On the outskirts of Birmingham and the margins of society the Billingham family perform extreme rituals and break social taboos as they muddle through a life decided by factors beyond their control. At times shocking and laced with an unsettling humour, three episodes unfold as a powerful evocation of the experience of growing up in a Black Country council flat.
Ray & Liz
Ray & Liz
A film by Richard Billingham
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About the Director
In 1997 he was the first recipient of the Deutsche Borse Photography Prize and the following year BBC2 broadcast his film Fishtank, (47mins) produced by Artangel and filmmaker Adam Curtis. He exhibited at the Venice Biennale 2001 and was nominated for the Turner Prize, also 2001.
He has made work about his immediate family, about animals in zoos around the world and about the British landscape. Recently he has written and directed his first feature film for cinema called ‘Ray & Liz’, shot on location in the Midlands where he grew up.
His work is held in many collections including San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum, New York, V & A and Tate Galleries, London.
Filmography
• Fishtank (1998) – documentary video, 47 minutes, commissioned by Artangel and Adam Curtis for BBC television and shown on BBC Two in December 1998[1][17]
• Liz Smoking (1998) – short documentary video
• Tony Smoking Backwards (1998) – short documentary video
• Ray in Bed (1999) – short documentary video
• Playstation (1999) – short documentary video
• Ray (2016), written and directed by Billingham – 30 minutes, part 1 of 3-part feature film
Cast and Crew
CREW
Producers: Jacqui Davies
Director: Richard Billingham
Screenplay: Richard Billingham
Director of Photography: Daniel Landin
Editing: Tracy Granger
Sound: Joakim Sundström
Production Designer: Beck Rainford
Production: Primitive Film
CAST
Ella Smith
Justin Salinger
Patrick Romer
Deirdre Kelly
Tony Way
Sam Gittins
Joshua Millard-Lloyd
Film Info
Year: 2018
Country: UK
Runtime: 107 min
Color: Color
Language: English
Awards and Festivals
Locarno Film Festival
International Competition : Special Mention Jury Prize
Thessaloniki Film Festival
International Competition : Golden Alexander for Best Film
El Gouna Film Festival
International Competition : Silver Award for Narrative Film
Batumi Film Festival
International Competition – Best Film & Best Actress Award to Ella Smith
Nouveau Cinema Montreal Film Festival
Les Nouveaux Alchimistes : Special Mention Jury Prize
Toronto International Film Festival
Wavelengths
New-York Film Festival
Main Slate
BFI London Film Festival
First Feature Competition
American Film Institute Film Festival ( AFI Fest)
New Auteurs
CPH:PIX Film Festival
Audience Award Competition
Viennale – Vienna International Film Festival
Main Program
Stockholm International Film Festival
Impact Competition
Mostra Internacional de Sao Paulo
New Directors Competition
CineJameson Miskolc Film Festival
International Competition
Singapore International Film Festival
Cinema Today
Tallinn Black Nights International Film Festival
Forum
Play Dates
| Theater/Festival | City | State | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York Film Festival | New York | NY | 9/29/18 |
| Toronto film Festival | Toronto | Canada | 9/6/18 |
| AFI European Union Film Showcase | Silver Spring | MD | 11/30/18 |
| Palm Springs Film Festival | Palm Springs | CA | 1/4/19 |
| Potland International Film Festival | Portland | OR | 2/27/19 |
| Chicago European Union Film Festival | Chicago | IL | 3/22/19 |
| Philadelphia Film Society | Philadelphia | PA | 3/26/19 |
| Cleveland International Film Festival | Cleveland | OH | 3/27/19 |
| Wisconsin Film Festival | Madison | WI | 4/4/19 |
| Las Vegas Film Festival | Las Vegas | NV | 5/18/19 |
| Maryland Film Festival | Maryland | MD | 5/8/19 |
| Wexner Center for The Arts | Columbus | OH | 5/17/19 |
| Film Forum | New York | NY | 7/10/19 |
| Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge | Arabi | LA | 7/12/19 |
| Vancity Theatre | Vancouver | Canada | 7/12/19 |
| Laemmle Royal | Los Angels | CA | 7/19/19 |
| Facets | Chicago | IL | 7/26/19 |
| Oklahoma City Museum of Art | Oklahoma City | OK | 7/27/19 |
| Grand Illusion Cinema | Seattle | WA | 8/16/19 |
| Belcourt Theatre | Nashville | TN | 8/21/19 |
| Guild Cinema | Albuquerque | NM | 8/23/19 |
| Brattle Theatre | Cambridge | MA | 9/13/19 |
| Cleveland Cinematheque | Cleveland | OH | 9/27/19 |
| Three Rivers Film Festival | Pittsburgh | PA | 11/8/19 |
| Brooklyn Academy of Music | Brooklyn | NY | 11/25/19 |
