Welcome to our growing archive of Finding Blake films. Like our posts, the films are about giving voice to people from all sorts of creative fields who want to share ideas, views and inspiration concerning the relevance of William Blake today. We’re interviewing poets, artists, scholars and many others about their relationship with Blake, and we’ll be following the making and siting of Blake’s new gravestone. As the project expands and develops, we are also looking to stage recreations of some of Blake’s famous works. You can find the full archive here as it develops (in order of posting — so the most recent films are at the bottom of the page) and see an overview with key milestones on the Our Story Continues page.
In other parts of A Blakean Archive, you can keep up with:
- Finding Blake’s posts, featuring project members and other creative people;
- Information that comes our way from other sources, including: past Blake-themed events; features, blog posts and other articles; details of books, music, films and other artefacts exploring or inspired by William Blake.
Where it started – the Finding Blake teaser on Crowdfunder
Finding Blake – the original trailer for the project’s Crowdfunder campaign from Finding Blake on Vimeo.
Choosing the stone
Choosing the Stone – finding Blake’s new gravestone from Finding Blake on Vimeo.
The Garden of Love – David Whyte performs William Blake
The Garden of Love – David Whyte performs William Blake from Finding Blake on Vimeo.
Blake’s new gravestone – letters drawn
Blake’s new gravestone – letters drawn from Finding Blake on Vimeo.
Testament talks Blake
Testament talks Blake from Finding Blake on Vimeo.
Our film with Testament featured in our first video post – Testament on Blake – in April 2018.
Matt Ray Brown reads Blake: Jerusalem
Jerusalem from Finding Blake on Vimeo.
The first in our series of actor Matt Ray Brown reading Blake’s poems at William and Catherine Blake’s South Molton Street home in London.
Matt Ray Brown reads Blake: The Human Abstract
The Human Abstract from Finding Blake on Vimeo.
The second in our series of actor Matt Ray Brown reading Blake’s poems at William and Catherine Blake’s South Molton Street home in London.
Matt Ray Brown reads Blake: The Tyger
The Tyger from Finding Blake on Vimeo.
Matt Ray Brown reads Blake: The Little Black Boy
The Little Black Boy from Finding Blake on Vimeo.
Apocalypse – Unveiling the Stone
Apocalypse – Unveiling of the Gravestone from Finding Blake on Vimeo.
Going Beneath the Grains of Sand
Mine Visit V2 from James Murray-White on Vimeo.
The Unveiling
Unveiling Ceremony – speakers from James Murray-White on Vimeo.
Philosopher James Fox at Blake’s new gravestone
Finding Blake – the film trailer
Joy – a performance for Finding Blake by Sasha Dugdale
‘Joy’ from James Murray-White.