MPHQ Pictures

MPHQ Pictures is an independent film production company focusing on art cinema, currently in post- production on the following films:

BACON’S HISTORIES: Study for a Portrait

MPHQ is currently in post-production on the film BACON’S HISTORIES; Study for a Portrait, a 60 minute cinematic art work, shot in Greece, London, Paris, Spain, Egypt, South Africa and Germany.

The final film in Martha Parsey’s Francis Bacon trilogy explores the influence of the Histories, namely the Greek dramas, Egyptian sculpture, and poetry and literature on Francis Bacon’s painting; both in his style and choice of subject matter. The film is underscored by previously unpublished interviews with Francis Bacon discussing at length the influence of the Greeks and Egyptians, as well as the influence of the poets T.S Eliot and the work of Shakespeare. 

SHAKESPEARE’S GHOST

MPHQ is currently in post-production on the film SHAKESPEARE’S GHOST, a 20 minute cinematic conversation between Ken McMullen and Martha Parsey on the enduring influence of Shakespeare, based on Ken McMullen’s film Hamlet Within and his upcoming film on King Lear Head of State. Shot in Greece. Language: English.

Recut of Model and Artist; Henrietta Moraes and Francis Bacon

A recut of the film Model and Artist; Henrietta Moraes and Francis Bacon with some added material. This is the only filmed interview with Henrietta Moraes.

Meeting Francis Bacon in London’s Soho of the 1960s, Henrietta Moraes (1931-1999) became a close friend of Bacon’s and his most frequently painted female subject. In interview at Bacon’s exhibition of small portraits at the Marlborough Gallery, London, Henrietta describes her relationship to Francis Bacon, intercut with Francis Bacon in interview with David ; a final dialogue between model and artist.

The film can be viewed here: