
Tacita Dean is best known for her work in 16mm film, although she utilises a variety of media including drawing, photography and sound. Her films often employ long takes and steady camera angles to create a contemplative atmosphere. She has also published several pieces of her own writing, which she refers to as 'asides,' which complement her visual work. Since the mid-1990s her films have not included commentary, but are instead accompanied by often understated optical sound tracks.
movieSidney Felsen Decorates an Envelope
2026 · Director
movieGeography Biography
2023 · Director
movieFata Morgana
2022 · Director
movieParadise
2021 · Director
movieThe Cinematograph: Birth of an Art
2021 · Self - Artist
moviePromises: Through Congress
2021 · Thanks
movieAntigone
2018 · , Director
movieProvidence
2018 · Director
movieHis Picture In Little
2018 · Director
movieEar on a Worm
2017 · Director
movieCinema Futures
2016 · Self
moviePortraits
2016 · Director
movieEvent for a Stage
2015 · Director
JG
2013 · Director
moviePatience (After Sebald)
2012 · Self
Edwin Parker
2011 · Editor, Director
movieFilm
2011 · Director
movieManhattan Mouse Museum
2011 · Director
Craneway Event
2009 · Producer, Editor, Director
moviePrisoner Pair
2008 · Director
movieHere Is Always Somewhere Else
2007 · Herself
movieMichael Hamburger
2007 · Director
movieKodak
2006 · Director
Noir et Blanc
2006 · Director
moviePalast
2004 · Director
The Uncles
2004 · Editor, Director
movieMario Merz
2002 · Director
Fernsehturm
2001 · Director
The Green Ray
2001 · Narrator, Director
Banewl
1999 · Director
movieFrom Columbus, Ohio to the Partially Buried Woodshed
1999 · Self, Director
Sound Mirrors
1999 · Director
movieBubble House
1999 · Director
Teignmouth Electron
1999 · Director
movieDisappearance at Sea
1996 · Producer, Editor, Executive Producer, Director of Photography
A Bag of Air
1995 · Director
How to Put a Boat in a Bottle
1995 · Director
Girl Stowaway
1994 · Director
The Martyrdom of St. Agatha (in several parts)
1994 · Director
The Story of Beard
1992 · Director
movieOne Hundred and Fifty Years of Painting
— · Director, Editor