First Darkness - excerpt

Winner Best Art Film and Winner Best Original Music- Angel Film Awards, Monaco, Dec 2010

In Competition, It's All True, International Documentary Film Festival, Sao Paulo, Brazil, April 2011

Screening, Asolo Art Film Festival, Italy, August 2011
Excerpt from First Darkness
Short Experimental Documentary Film, June 2010
Wyllie O Hagan -- Denise Wyllie and Clare O Hagan

"First Darkness is completely stunning. Utterly beautiful, completely absorbing, technically and lyrically brilliant. Bravo"
Jane Ray, Producer BBC Radio 4

First Darkness recreates the journey of an artist reconnecting with life after her friend dies. The artist reflects that while in the midst of grief she continues to make art, painting and printmaking through a time of loss.

Original music composed by Simon Wilkinson

For more details go to
First Darkness Facebook Page here:
http://tinyurl.com/FirstDarknessFaceBookPage

or see you at:
http://facebook.com/wyllieohagan
http://www.wyllieohagan.com
http://www.youtube.com/wyllieohagan

Original music composed by Simon Wilkinson
http://www.thebluemask.com

With thanks to Wilma Stefani, Alejandra Jiminez, Marionella Maldonada, Tom Hagan, Tower Hamlets College.

About the artists, filmmakers Wyllie O Hagan
Wyllie O Hagan -- visual artists and filmmakers, Denise Wyllie and Clare O Hagan have been working together in London, England since 2001. Wyllie O Hagan tackle and deliver huge art projects, ambitious in scale and concept conveying complex aspects about the human condition. With their wide professional experience they utilize a range of media including moving image, land art, installation, paintings and prints.

The scale of their work range from small works on paper to a monumental transient land art the size of a football pitch. One project "Transformations in Science and Art", a 42 metre cross media artwork is on permanent exhibition in the Royal Mint Building, London.

Wyllie O Hagan's award winning moving image artworks have appeared both in gallery exhibition and screened at film festivals internationally. Most recently:
Winner, Michael Nyman / Shooting People Film Competition
Karelia -- A Deep White Sea, Moving Image artwork
"I chose this film because of it's daring use of visuals and animation techniques"
Michael Nyman 2009.

Wyllie O Hagan's work is held in private and State collections in Europe, the USA, Russia, Japan, Australia and China.

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[MikeRubbo]

Lovely, so gently so evocative. Mike

[wyllieohagan]

@MikeRubbo Thanks very much Mike, wishing you all the best.

[enjoythevoyage]

This is very lovely and reflects my currant mood and status! I am a new widow of a husband who adored and protected me and was my best friend for 47 years! But I am moving on & getting stronger (that which doesn't kill me, makes me stronger)! You are truly artists, my good friends! Bravo!

[wyllieohagan]

@enjoythevoyage Thanks very much M. It takes some getting used to after being together that length of time. Did you get to Ireland last month?

[cathnarnia]

Beautiful gals... the pace is just right and love how the pond scene is transmuted into its own dark art

[wyllieohagan]

@cathnarnia Thanks Cathy, will let you know how we get on with the film at Monaco via facebook, all the best to you:)

[rexlv2000]

love your video. i hope we have a mild winter. ( i do have a space heater ) saved your video to favorites. nice change of pace for me!

[denisewyllie]

@enjoythevoyage Oh Darling I am very sad to hear your news. We are thinking of you at this most difficult time and say a prayer and shed a tear for you both. Big love to you x x x

[enjoythevoyage]

@wyllieohagan

YES, I DID GET THERE FOR 10 DAYS AND HAD THE BEST TIME EVER! I LOVE TO GO THERE & BE WITH MY SON AND HIS BEAUTIFUL FAMILY! I HAD AN INSIDER'S VIP TOUR OF WATERFORD CRYSTAL BECAUSE MY SON HAS A FRIEND WHO WORKS THERE (37 YEARS)! I ALSO MET SO MANY OF THEIR LOVELY FRIENDS!

[Irishtankgod]

watching this again , our hearts are deep and strange

i love it i dont know why i have comedian on my channel more like manic depressive LOL ,

I cant handle emotional very well i dont mind breaking my bones but something sad hurts so much more and forever , loved it first time still do xxxxxxxxsCathy