Mother Weaver
Mother Weaver is a short documentary film directed by Lily, commissioned for The Forgotten Her Story, by the founders of Hauser and Wirth Gallery.
Mother Weaver delves into themes of motherhood, birth and death through the relationship of Ursula Hauser and her daughter Manuella Wirth; and some of the female artists they have championed through their gallery: Pipilotti Rist, Louise Bourgeois, Luchita Hurtado, Ida Applebroog and Alina Szapocznikow.
Planet Blah
A short film made in collaboration with Be A Peach and Impossible
Planet Blah is a satirical film that recycles content from Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Variety Magazine and South Park - with the voices of a climate activist and climate scientist. The video uses deep fake technology.
The legal blah blah: Please note that Planet Blah is an independent project, made in collaboration with Be A Peach and Impossible, and is neither affiliated with not endorsed by the original content owners in any capacity.
Balls
A short fiction film directed by Lily, exploring the hypothetical origins of Wuthering Height's Heathcliff, based on the true stories of foundlings from 18th and 19th Century England.
Lily in conversation with Joshua Oppenheimer about Balls
The film director Joshua Oppenheimer (Oscar nominated for his documentaries about the Indonesian genocide: The Act of Killing and The Look of Silence) spoke with Cole about how the historical narrative of Balls speaks to our contemporary politics, the limits on collective empathy, and the power of film to change the stories by which we know the world.
Marblehill
A short film directed by Lily about Mark Boyle, who lives without modern technology.
Marblehill was produced for the Serpentine Work Marathon, in collaboration with Nowness and Impossible
Full Circle
A short film co-directed by Lily about a Cuban ballet school that dancer Carlos Acosta is seeking to restore. Made in partnership with Impossible and Nowness.
Wild Rubber
Directed by Lily, filmed in the Amazon, Brazil, on an 8mm camera as part of her work with WWF and Sky to look into developing the wild rubber trade.
Lights in Dark Places
A short film directed by Lily about the grassroots response to the refugee crisis in Samos, Greece, made in partnership between Vice, Impossible and Help Refugees.