Above the Alpheios
Nick Collins, 2023, 6mins
Filmed around the ancient site of Theisoa, on a hill overlooking the Alpheios River in the Peloponnese, Greece. Nick Collins observes the landscape through its natural and historical traces, bringing together the presence of ancient ruins and the surrounding environment in a quiet study of place, time and memory.
Nick Collins
Nick Collins (b. 1953) has been making films since 1976. His work, usually made on 16mm film, explores landscapes, human presence and absence and the passage of time. Collins’ films have been shown widely at festivals across the world, including at Toronto International Film Festival, London Film Festival and Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen. He is a visiting lecturer at the University of Brighton.
