Blue Permanence / Swan Blood
(2015)Synopsis
Two identical films mirror each other, differentiated by movement, colour and sound, which is simply reversed/inverted. Through the orginal and reversal of colour and sound, each part invokes unique sensations in the viewer.
No single identifiable object features. Instead, the films focuses on repetition, texture, movement and light.
Two identical films mirror each other, differentiated by movement, colour and sound, which is simply reversed/inverted. Through the orginal and reversal of colour and sound, each part invokes unique sensations in the viewer.
No single identifiable object features. Instead, the films focuses on repetition, texture, movement and light.


Technical Information
6 minutes
16:9 aspect ratio
2K resolution
5.1 surround sound
Shot on iPhone 6 Plus
Edited with Final Cut Pro X
Digitally remastered in 2019
6 minutes
16:9 aspect ratio
2K resolution
5.1 surround sound
Shot on iPhone 6 Plus
Edited with Final Cut Pro X
Digitally remastered in 2019
Stream
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Filmography
In Production
Completed
2025
2020
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
Unreleased
In Production
- Within Without Horizon
- The Flesh
- The Sea Behind Her Head
Completed
2025
2020
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
Unreleased
Work with other filmmakers & artists
Completed
Unreleased
Completed
- Silent Friend
Ildikó Enyedi, 2025
production consultant
-
The Occupant of the Room
Kier-La Janisse, 2025
colourist & visual artist
-
Standing at the Ruins
Saeed Taji Farouky, TBA)
cinematographer & visual artist - To the Moon
Tadhg O’Sullivan, 2020
cinematographer, visual artist, musician - Wind
Emmit Fenn, 2019
directior, cinematographer, editor - The Sadness of the Trees 2015
- collaboration with Mikel Guillen
Unreleased
- ‘The Speed of Dark’
collaboration with Phil Solomon