Collision Index

Director: Duncan Marquiss

Year: 2016

Two evolutionary biologists, Niles Eldredge and Armand Marie Leroi consider the analogies and differences between the cultural and the biological realms, comparing the history of life within the fossil record with the evolution of pop music. Marquiss draws on Eldredge’s pattern of evolution as a cue for image-making processes and editing structures to transpose scientific enquiry into cultural production. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2016 - Experimenta Strand

Director: Duncan Marquiss

Year: 2015

Considering innate human foraging behaviour by comparing a biologist’s field study of goshawks with searching in other contexts. The project developed from conversations between the artist Duncan Marquiss and his father, biologist Dr. Mick Marquiss. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2015 - Experimenta Strand - World premiere

Director: Lauren Gee

Year: 2024

Documenting and celebrating the Black British female roller-skating community, showcasing its long history and fixture within popular culture. Blurring the boundaries between documentary and music video, this experimental film reveals the expansive network of London’s Black skate scene through two key individuals that share their stories and delve into what this space and their skate crews and mentors provide them. This joyous exploration gives visibility to a subculture that to many outsiders is unknown but is made familiar through its nostalgic lens which pays homage to the sports DIY and music-led roots. Official Selection Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival 2025