Paul Daly is an artist and filmmaker whose work explores identity, belonging, memory and mortality through analogue moving image.
Working predominantly on 16mm film, he has spent the past decade documenting contemporary England during a period of significant social and political transformation. His observational films focus on everyday lives, communities and rituals, creating portraits that reflect the complexity and diversity of modern Britain.
In 2022, his film Mirrors, supported by BFI Doc Society, premiered in the International Short Competition at Sheffield DocFest and was longlisted for Best British Short Film at the BIFAs.
He is currently completing Shadows, a film examining class, power and identity in England.
Artist Moving Image | 16mm | 4:3 | 7 min Living in isolation, Beckett struggles to find direction in his life following a bereavement. He faces the family he neglected and confronts the paths ahead of him.
Subtitles juxtapose the protagonist’s silence with his private thoughts, intrusive and impossible to verbalise.
LSFF 2018
British Shorts Festival Berlin 2018
South London Shorts 2018
HOME Manchester 2018
Filmmaker - Paul Daly Producer - Loran Dunn
Production Manager - Francesca Carr Sound Design - Chris Fisher Colourist - Ruth Wardell Art Department - Eilis Healy
Beckett - Lee Beckett Woman - Cara Williams Son - Harry McRoy