Time Flower
- Location
- The Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DR
- Dates
- Saturday 10 May 2025 (16:45-18:15)
Time Flower, dir. Desmond Morris (1948)
Flatpack Festival presents a newly digitised screening of Time Flower, Desmond Morris’ 1948 experimental film.
While studying zoology at the University of Birmingham, Morris immersed himself in the city’s surrealist scene, shaping his artistic practice. That summer, he created Time Flower, starring himself and his fiancée, Ramona Baulch.
Lost for decades, the film has now been restored from Morris’ own 16mm print. It will screen with its original Prokofiev score followed by a new live composition by Kinna Whitehead. The event also features a filmed interview with Morris by local filmmaker Andy Howlett and a guest talk by surrealism expert Silvano Levy.
Presented as part of the University of Birmingham's 125th anniversary celebrations, and in partnership with Flatpack Festival, 9-17 May, celebrating film in all shapes and sizes.