Marking the centenary of writer John Berger, this evening brings two films by director Mike Dibb, who has worked closely with Berger over many years. Once Upon a Time (1985) was filmed entirely in and around Berger's house in the French Alps and uses only images of objects, books and countryside, while Berger reads a selection of stories, both old and new, that reflect on how we experience time.
A Telling Eye: The Work of John Berger (1994) is a survey of Berger's work across books, film and art, with interviews with Berger, collaborators and commentators. Dibb is best known for Ways of Seeing, made with Berger, and has directed many portrait films across a career spanning six decades.
The evening is hosted by Gareth Evans, a writer and event producer who works with the London Review of Books.
