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Leonel & Lesli (2024)
Digital Artefact
Gray, P. (2024). Leonel & Lesli. [Film]

This short documentary, set in the Maya region of the Yucatan Peninsula, shadows a young couple as they go about their day. Through transient glimpses into their world, the film delves into themes of ancestry, the climate crisis, mortality, tradition... Read More about Leonel & Lesli.

Filmmaking practice-as-research: a case study in pursuit of subtext through AI generated dialogue (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gray, P. (2023, September). Filmmaking practice-as-research: a case study in pursuit of subtext through AI generated dialogue. Paper presented at MeCCSA 2023, Glasgow

Practice led research in filmmaking and screenwriting that explores the potential for creating meaningful dialogue with subtext, through the use of AI chat bots. The presentation will include a short film alongside a case study paper, exploring the... Read More about Filmmaking practice-as-research: a case study in pursuit of subtext through AI generated dialogue.

Film: On the Outside (2019)
Digital Artefact
Gray, P. (2019). Film: On the Outside. [Film]

On the Outside, is the outcome of an educational film project that was a collaboration with women who were serving sentences in HMP Polmont.
The project was undertaken in two parts. The first part ran inside the prison over a period of three months,... Read More about Film: On the Outside.

Film: On the Outside, Voices from Prison, London Literature Festival Screening during Koestler Trust ‘I’m Still Here’ exhibition, South Bank Centre, London, 24 Oct 2018 (2018)
Exhibition / Performance
Gray, P. Film: On the Outside, Voices from Prison, London Literature Festival Screening during Koestler Trust ‘I’m Still Here’ exhibition, South Bank Centre, London, 24 Oct 2018. 24 October 2018

Voices from Prison, London Literature Festival
Screened during the Koestler Trust ‘I’m Still Here’ exhibition in the South Bank Centre, at a spoken word event as part of the London Literature Festival.
https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/131... Read More about Film: On the Outside, Voices from Prison, London Literature Festival Screening during Koestler Trust ‘I’m Still Here’ exhibition, South Bank Centre, London, 24 Oct 2018.

Film: And Violet, Official Selection, Arizona International Film Festival, April 27, 2017 (2017)
Exhibition / Performance
Gray, P. Film: And Violet, Official Selection, Arizona International Film Festival, April 27, 2017. Exhibited at Tucson, Arizona. 19 April 2017 - 30 April 2017

And Violet screened on 27th April at the 26th Arizona International Film Festival, the longest running film festival in Arizona, at The Screening Room, Downtown Tucson.

Film: And Violet (2017)
Digital Artefact
Gray, P. (2017). Film: And Violet. [Film]

A coming of age drama about the interwoven and unravelling lives of teenage daughter Violet, her adoptive Mum and her birth Mum.
When Violet and her adoptive mum visit a small Scottish town one summer, they unexpectedly run into Violet’s estranged b... Read More about Film: And Violet.

Film: Tree of Tule (2012)
Digital Artefact
Gray, P. (2012). Film: Tree of Tule. [Film]

While on his travels, an adventurous young boy meets a magical ancient tree and he embarks on a quest across Mexico to help the tree find a new home. Duration: 10’10”, Director & Producer: Paul Gray

Film: Halfway Home (2008)
Digital Artefact
Gray, P. (2008). Film: Halfway Home. [Film]

34-year old Melanie lives with the knowledge she will die within 10 years due to autoimmune disease. Having survived a near fatal operation, Melanie escaped the stresses of city life to search for her ideal home for the time she has left – but it’s n... Read More about Film: Halfway Home.

Film: Skeins (2007)
Digital Artefact
Gray, P. (2007). Film: Skeins. [Film]

From knitting on a crowded bus to pearling in a local pub, the public knitting craze has found its way to Scotland . But is it just a fashion fad or does it say more about our way of living than we could imagine?
Duration: 10’15”
Director Paul Gra... Read More about Film: Skeins.