If You Sit Very Still

Short Film - 2019

“It is very difficult to find words or an image to describe the pain and disorientation of one’s sister simply disappearing without a trace for twenty years”

A Charlie Ryder Production

In 1973, Lucy Partington went missing. After 21 years of unresolved grief and unsolved mystery for her family, it was discovered that she had been kidnapped and murdered by series-killer Fred and Rosemary West. Her sister, Marian Partington, endeavoured to find some meaning to the trauma her family suffered and Lucy’s death.

A collaboration between several artists and Marian Partington whose book, If You Sit Very Still, was used as a basis for this film. Exploring intolerably grief, forgiveness, dreams and finding meaning.

Filmed in 2016 and 2018 using puppetry and words from Marian's book.

For more info on Marian Partington and the work she does for the forgiveness project - https://www.theforgivenessproject.com...

Info on Charlie Ryder films - http://charlieryder.co.uk/films.html

If You Still Very Still was originally commissioned for the Art of Ubuntu, a puppetry and arts film curated by Charlie Ryder. It was later donated to the Forgiveness Project in 2019.