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A Follower of Holy and Godly matrons

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A follower of holy and godly matrons by Cally Trench

A Follower of Holy and Godly Matrons (2021) is a very short animation film in which Cally Trench appears and disappears while wearing a variety of bridal veils. The title of the film comes from a sentence in the church wedding service used in the 1960s when the artist was a child and a bridesmaid... that this woman may be loving and amiable, faithful and obedient to her husband; and in all quietness, sobriety, and peace, be a follower of holy and godly matrons. With English captions and spoken English words. [54 seconds] Completion date: 23rd November 2021.


Women Over Fifty Film Festival 2022

A Follower of Holy and Godly Matrons was an Official Selection in the 2022 Women Over Fifty Film Festival, screened online from 9th to 30th September 2022 in Programme 8 Bodies & Souls.

A earlier silent version of A Follower of Holy and Godly Matrons was screened at Stand Up Cinema: Silent Films at the Rising Sun Arts Centre, Reading on 20th September 2019.

The silent version was first shown in Cally Trench and Elisabetta Balasso: Original Board and Card Games at OpenHandOpenSpace, Reading on 7th September 2019.

The photographs in A follower of holy and godly matrons also exist in the form of an artist's book, made as part of the AMBruno Cover project. In the book, nine tipped-in glossy photographs are concealed/protected by translucent paper, and accompanied by detailed technical descriptions of each veil.

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