macy byfield
DIRECTOR. visual artist. documentary storyteller.
sEE MY WORK
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we have(n't) been here before
Immersive Documentary Installation, 2022
The pressure pot that brewed during the UK lockdown has recently exploded the form of increasing protests and demonstrations across the country. Global data tells a similar story: unrest is on the rise, and has been for quite some time…
‘We Have(n’t) Been Here Before' is a five screen Artist Documentary that explores how ageing, technology and collective memory influence our perspectives on activism.
AWARDS
Best Sound, Best Editing
Honourable mention: Best Gallery Installation
Manchester School of Art Filmmaking Awards 2022
SODA Future Storytelling Award
School of Digital Art Degree Show Awards 2022
Installation at SODA Degree Show 2022
'We Have(n’t) Been Here Before’ is a film installation designed to be viewed across 5 screens. Click the link below to watch a compressed single screen version of the film.
This project was composed of archive footage and interviews from participants aged 21 to 86.
Special thanks to the North West Film Archives, Prelinger Archives and all participants involved.
Exhibition Zine
BAD FLOWERS
Experimental Short Film, 2021
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An experimental short exploring the narrator's relationship with their mental health through the metaphor of gardening.
'Bad Flowers' was made during lockdown as a student at Manchester School of Art.
Music by Chloe Howard & Annabel Whittle
AWARDS
Runner Up 'Best Student Short'
NAHEMI x KODAK Eat Our Shorts Festival 2021
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THE GIFT
Experimental Short Film, 2020
A visual poem that celebrates the legacy of hair as a lasting connection to our ancestors in the absence of recorded history.
Student film in response to the brief 'Hidden Histories', created in lockdown 2020.
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DOESN'T FEEL LIKE HOME
Photography & Film Project, 2021- ongoing
An ongoing mixed media project inspired by reflections of my childhood experiences in Oxfordshire. Exploring shifting relationships between identity and place, where the symbols that once represented 'home' now take on new, hostile connotations.
was this body ever meant for this space?
"oh, england. my lionheart."
HOW Sad THE WHOLE THING IS,
to see how much i've changed,
when i realise:
it doesn't feel like home,
anymore.
salvation army.
cub scouts.
pub.
would fate have had it some other way?
ABOUT ME
I'm Macy, a Director, Editor and Visual Artist from Oxfordshire, UK.
Specialising in Artist Documentary Film, I’m passionate about the authentic representation of my subjects and experimenting with immersive formats to create layered polyvocal narratives. I believe you can’t tell the ‘whole’ story with only one voice, therefore I’m drawn to community focused and collaborative filmmaking methods in my practice.
I also just really really love using archive footage. Can't resist it.
Having completed my BA in Filmmaking at Manchester School of Art in May 2022, I am currently based between Oxfordshire, London and Manchester looking to further my Directing portfolio.
Alongside my studies, I’ve worked with companies such as Pulse Films, BBC and Empress Films, gaining a strong level of experience in Documentary Research and Development.
If you like my work and want to get in touch, or if you simply fancy a chat I would love to hear from you. Drop me a message at macybyfieldfilm@gmail.com or reach me at @macy_mp4 on Instagram.
EMAIL:
macybyfieldfilm@gmail.com