
Paul Bush
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1956-01-01 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
North London, England, UK
Paul Bush
Biography
Paul Bush (born 1956, north London) is a British experimental film director and animator. The son of classical composer Geoffrey Bush, Paul Bush studied Fine Art at Goldsmiths College under Michael Craig-Martin. He later taught himself how to make films while a member of the London Film-Makers' Co-op.
He has since made numerous short and medium length films including The Cows Drama (1984), His Comedy (1994), Rumour of True Things (1996), Furniture Poetry (1999), While Darwin Sleeps (2004), and many others. He has won prizes at animation festivals in the Netherlands, Barcelona, Zagreb, Hiroshima, Bombay, Chicago and other places throughout the world. His website contains extracts of many of his films.
His films "Furniture Poetry"(1999) and 'While Darwin Sleeps' (2004) closely resemble Jan Švankmajer's animation 'Historia Naturae, Suita' (1967)
In addition to directing and animating, Bush pioneered a technique seen in a number of his films, including The Albatross. The technique involves scratching frame by frame directly into the surface of colour filmstock over live action footage, creating an animated sequence which resembles traditional wood engraving. Since 2002 Bush has increasingly focused on time lapse portraits of people and more conventional animation including a collaboration with artist Lisa Milroy which produced Geisha Grooming (2003).
Acting
(2006)
Central Swiss
as director
Crew
(2021)
Kidomania
Director
(2020)
Orgiastic Hyper-Plastic
Producer, Director
(2018)
Ride
Director, Writer
(2017)
Elegy
Director, Camera Operator, Editor
(2016)
Good Friends
Director
(2015)
The Five Minute Museum
Director, Writer, Cinematography
(2013)
Babeldom
Director
(2012)
Lay Bare
Director
(2006)
Paul Bush Talks
Director
(2004)
While Darwin Sleeps...
Director
(2004)
Shinjuku Samurai
Director
(2003)
Secret Love
Director, Animation, Editor
(2003)
Geisha Grooming
Director
(2002)
Busby Berkeley's Tribute to Mae West
Director, Producer, Editor, Sound
(2002)
The Nazi Plan to Bomb New York
Executive Producer
(2001)
Pas de Deux de Deux
Director
(2001)
Lie Detector
Director
(2001)
Jekyll and Hyde
Director
(2000)
Furniture Poetry
Director
(2000)
Flik Flak
Director
(2000)
Flik Flak 2
Director
(1998)
The Albatross
Animation, Editor, Writer, Producer, Director
(1997)
The Rumour of True Things
Director
(1995)
Still Life with Small Cup
Director
(1994)
His Comedy
Director
(1984)
The Cow's Drama
Director, Writer