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Arran Tenzin Bradstock

Biography

Arran Tenzin Bradstock is a filmmaker and musician from Cork who is interested in exploring the perceived relationship between sound and image through his experimental filmmaking practice.

After completing an MA in Experimental Sound Practice at UCC, Arran is currently working on a practice-based PhD in Composition. This research is focused on developing an approach to experimental filmmaking that allows sounds and images to exist as independent equals and is engaged with questions surrounding the emergent nature of audiovisual experience.

He has had work screened at numerous film festivals such as Bloomsday Film Festival, Fastnet Film Festival, Kerry Film Festival, Luminous Void Experimental Film Festival, Experimental Film Odyssey and art(ist)FILM. In 2021, IndieCork Film Festival included a Special Programme which focused exclusively on Arran’s work, featuring 4 of his films. He recently collaborated with award-winning experimental filmmaker and 2023 University College Cork ‘Film Artist in Residence’ Maximilian Le Cain of the Experimental Film Society, with their film XENOBLAST going on to be selected for festival screening. Since 2019, he has been a member of LUX Critical Forum Cork, a discussion group for artists, critics and curators who are invested in the future of the moving image.

Music also makes up an important part of Arran's creative practice, both in terms of original music and sound pieces composed for films and the experimental music released under his music project ‘Don't Think’. The sound revolves around a mix of hypnotic drones, deep ambient passages and harsh noisescapes. He performed live at the 2018 Sound Thought Festival in Glasgow, Scotland, and 9 releases are currently available digitally.

Website: https://arrantenzinbradstock.wixsite.com/artist