The spectators and iconic vistas along the route of the Bupa Great North Run are given centre stage in Vicki Bennett's Moving Image Commission film Parade, an animated collage of archive footage from 28 years of the event.

Creating a moving image montage of shifting perspectives and irregular angles,  the footage bursts out of the conventional TV format and reveals to the audience a unique panoramic view of the run. Referencing Cubist and Futurist influence in the work, the film is accompanied by a playful recording of Erik Satie's Parade by the Willem Breuker Kollektief, providing a reflection of the excitement that surrounds the run itself.

Parade was part of the Hit The Ground exhibition at The Hatton Gallery in Newcastle.