Lives & works in London, b. 1989
tillyshiner@hotmail.co.uk
Tilly Shiner is an artist and filmmaker based in London. She was nominated for the Jarman Award in 2018. Tilly often collaborates with other artists, musicians and ordinary people. Her collaborative feature film, co-directed with Hugo Glendinning, Second Self, Beethoven Resurrection premiered at Kunstfestspiele Herrenhausen, with two live orchestral performances in 2020. Her 8mm film Blackwater Mouth, Tollesbury Creek Jumping Ladz and audio series, The Last Freedom 2020 – 2023 have been screened in artist spaces and broadcast on Resonance FM.
Her work with other artists include cinematography and editing of The Directors, five short films about lived experiences of psychosis, Dir. Marcus Coates in 2022, the dance film Mauve, Jim & John, Dir. Paul Maheke in 2021. She has worked as a camera operator documenting many artists work, such as the performance film CATASTERISM, Dir. Matthew Barney in 2022. She was an advisor on the feature film What’s Safe, What’s Gross, What’s Selfish and What’s Stupid, Dir. Jasmine Johnson, which premiered at BFI Flare 2024.
Her work with musicians includes the performance film The Edge of What, with Lonnie Holley in 2022 and music promos for bands including Gold Panda and Dry Cleaning. She is currently working with the Oscar Award winning film composer Volker Bertelmann / Hauschka on a series of short films in 2024.
Tilly’s film and video works often create space for improvisation, conversation and performance, where overlooked voices are given a reason to speak and be heard. From the undead Beethoven, to teenagers in Essex, her Indian grandmother, a heart surgeon, a baker, a neurodiverse ’marshman’, a city farmer, an iconic musician – she embraces the mess of human nature, the complexities, contradictions and humour found in contemporary Britain.