JEAN COOKE: DELIGHT IN THE THING SEEN (2017)
WRITER & DIRECTOR
Short documentary about painter Jean Cooke, exploring her turbulent marriage in the early 1950s to fellow painter John Bratby and how she reclaimed her own sense of identity through her self portraits.
Producer Ellys Harrison, DOP Weikang Yuen, Editor Marta Miskaryan, Sound Guldem Masa
Screened at Barbican as part of the UAL short film collection in 2017. With research support from Piano Nobile Gallery and Hastings Contemporary.
"An engaging and imaginative take on the life and career of the painter Jean Cooke, opening a window onto the world of an under-valued artist. An entertaining and illuminating film." Patrick McGrady, Creative Director, Wavelength Films