Synopsis

One man realises his dream of escape from the nightmares and wonders of a Hair Circus. Commissioned by the National Media Museum, Bradford, as a response to the exhibition ‘In the Blink of an Eye’, Barnet Fair incorporates images from the museum’s archives.

Jo Lawrence

Jo Lawrence’s films integrate stop motion animation, puppetry, photography and mixed media elements. During her animation residency at Bradford’s National Media Museum in 2006, Jo developed Glow, commissioned by Channel 4 and screened in 2007. The production of Pavementopera commissioned for Tate Britain (Tate Late ’09 ) has been followed in 2012 by Barnet Fair for the National Media Museum and Ylem; an Animate Projects commission for Channel 4’s Random Acts which also won the Screengrab Media Award 2012. She is currently working on The Land of Lace commissioned by The Opera Group.