# Jenny Baines – Action Films

Jenny Baines – Action Films at Close-Up Film Centre, Tuesday 17 November 2026, 20:15.

- Venue: Close-Up Film Centre, Sclater Street 97-99, E1 6HR London
- Go to page: https://www.closeupfilmcentre.com/film_programmes/2026/experimental-cinema/jenny-baines

An evening of short 16mm films by artist Jenny Baines, whose works are built around her performances to camera. She sets herself tasks – scaling a lamp post, hula-hooping, swimming against a current – that must play out in the time it takes her clockwork camera's spring to wind down and the film to run out, turning each film into a kind of competition. The programme spans works from 2007 to 2025, including double-projection pieces, and is often comedic in its timing. Jenny Baines will be present to introduce and discuss her work in a Q&A.

## Dates

- Tuesday 17 November 20:15 — Close-Up Film Centre

Written by a model, sources: [closeupfilmcentre.com](https://www.closeupfilmcentre.com/film_programmes/2026/experimental-cinema/jenny-baines)

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