Co-organised by the Centre for Jewish Studies and the Centre for World Cinemas and Digital Cultures, with speaker Nathan Abrams, Professor in Film at Bangor University.

Why have Stanley Kubrick’s films endured and provided a model for so many contemporary filmmakers like Coralie Fargeat or Jordan Peele?

In this talk, Professor Nathan Abrams, co-author of Kubrick: An Odyssey will argue that it boils down to two key reasons: (a) that his films contain ideas; and (b) that they typically innovated or advanced a technological process in some way.

Kubrick’s preproduction research was legendary. When he decided to make a film on a topic, he mastered it by reading voluminously. At the same time, he innovated technically, developing such processes as front projection, using NASA lenses or Steadicam.