A Spirit, a Deity, a Barbarian? Captive in the Subterranean

Name: A Spirit, a Deity, a Barbarian? Captive in the Subterranean
Director: Hannan Jones
Genre: Art / Artists, Experimental, History, Welsh, Woman Director
Released: 2025
Duration: 10 min 10 sec

Close-up of white-gloved hands holding a small, weathered bronze Roman artefact with a green patina, captured on grainy 16mm film.

Synopsis

In the subterranean archive of the National Roman Legion Museum, where artefacts and imperial debris trace Britain’s imperial past, the possible first depiction of a Welshmen or “barbarian” becomes a catalyst to unsettle imperial narratives and surface long-suppressed voices.

Details

Year: 2025
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 10 min 10 sec
Format: 16mm
Director: Hannan Jones
Producer: Hannan Jones
Editor: Daniel Hughes, Hannan Jones
Director of Photography: Dee Iskrzynska, Daniel Hughes
Sound: Will Yates (Sound Recordist), Hannan Jones (Sound Design)
Principal cast: Dr Mark Lewis, Senior Curator of Roman Archaeology, National Roman Legion Museum

Genre

Art / Artists Experimental History Welsh Woman Director

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Mistral Street Visions

Glasgow Sculpture Studios
2 Dawson Road
Glasgow
G4 9SS
Scotland

Sales Company

Hannan Jones

hannanjones@gmail.com

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