Intrinsically circular and episodic in form, Near Real Time reflects on our contemporary relationship with images, seen through the historical prism of a pioneering community television project. Their last surviving taped broadcasts provide the starting point for Pickering's portrayal of a collective imagination and the ways in which it crystallised a relationship to camera. The depicted characters seem adrift as they mouth a shared monologue, looking to understand their status as images in situations that appear mutable and plastic.

Distribution: LUX

Crew: Camera: Bernd Behr Editor: Gail Pickering Colourist: Jason R Moffat Visual Effects: Anne Haaning Sound Design: Gail Pickering Sound Mixer: Tom Sedgwick Cast: Jessica-Lee Hopkins, Chloe Antonia Perry, Layla Shirley, Sarah Morley, Léa Tirabasso, Rose Terry, Luana Duvoisin Zanchi