Miranda Pennell


Biography

Miranda Pennell originally trained in contemporary dance and more recently studied visual anthropology at Goldsmiths, London. Much of her work has explored performance in the 'real' world through film and video, centred on a range of human subjects that has included soldiers and a marching band, teenage ice-skaters, amateur and professional dancers, fight directors and Rock drummers. Her most recent work explores social performances to be found within within archive photography.


Pennell's film and video work has been shown in different contexts including independent cinema, gallery and broadcast. Her films and videos have received awards at international film festivals, and funding from Arts Council England, Film London's Artists Film and Video Awards, BBC and the Channel 4 British Documentary Foundation.