Rosemary Lee & Hugo Glendinning Sentence UK

Photographer and filmmaker Hugo Glendinning and choreographer Rosemary Lee‘s acclaimed short film, Sentence, explores the fleeting nature of dance through innovative animation techniques and slow shutter speed. 

Filmed in the iconic former courtroom at London’s Toynbee Studios, dancer Lauren Potter’s movements blur in and out of the dark wooden panels, an effect created using only variations in shutter speed and the dancer’s actions which needed to be repeated for long periods of time to create short sequences. 

Crafted during the isolating period of lockdown and accompanied by Isaac Lee-Kronick‘s haunting soundtrack, Sentence is both poetic and mysterious, and evokes a profound sense of longing. 

Credit Roswitha Chesher

Rosemary Lee is a choreographer and filmmaker with four decades of experience in various settings, including disused factories, beaches, and tree canopies. She works with both professionals and non-professionals, from children to elders, and creates solo and large cast pieces. Lee’s award-winning films have been featured in broadcasts, galleries, and festivals internationally. Her work is known for its intimacy with audiences, emphasizing performers’ humanity and their connection with the environment. Lee is a Senior Research Fellow at C-DaRE, Coventry University, and an Affiliate WorkPlace artist. Her work is produced by Artsadmin. 

Credit Hugo Glendinning

Hugo Glendinning is a photographer and filmmaker. His output stretches across the cultural industries from contemporary art to music, dance and theatre.   

He is prolific and has developed close collaborative working practices with a wide range of international artists, notably Tim Etchells and Forced Entertainment, Paola Pivi, Martin Creed, Matthew Barney, Michael Clark, Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, Siobhan Davies, Yinka Shonibare MBE and Franko B, recording both performances for camera and gallery/studio/public events.  

His documentary film making includes work on Anna Halprin, Tehching Hsieh – both with Adrian Heathfield – Miranda July and Tamara Al- Mashouk.