Black Snow
Synopsis
Winner of the UKRI/AHRC Best Research Film 2018 Award, and over 60 other awards and official selections globally, Black Snow looks at the explosion at the Oaks Colliery in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, which despite being the world’s worst industrial loss of life in the 19th century, was a tragedy that remained relatively unremembered until 2015, when a group of ex-miners, trade unionists, and local historians attempted to raise money to erect a memorial for its 150th anniversary. The film tells three interlocking stories: the story of a historical community devastated by the disaster, struggling to survive; the story of a contemporary community, decimated by the loss of industry, rediscovering itself in the struggle to remember; and the story of a sculptor, struggling to make one last masterpiece. It features an original score by BBC Radio 2 Folk Award nominee Jed Grimes and Mercury Music Prize winner Robin File. https://jedgrimesmusic.co.uk/black-snow
Details
- Year
- 2017
- Type of film
- Shorts
- Running Time
- 22 min 58 sec
- Format
- PAL HD 1920 x 1080 16:9
- Director
- Stephen Linstead
- Producer
- Andy Lawrence
- Co-Producer
- Stephen Linstead
- Editor
- Stephen Linstead, Andy Lawrence
- Screenwriter
- Stephen Linstead
- Director of Photography
- Andy Lawrence
- Production Designer
- Bryan Ledgard
- Sound
- Stephen Linstead
- Music
- Jed Grimes, Rob File
- Principal Cast
- Tony Banks, John Bercow, Bob Chiswick, Peter Davies, Paul Hardman, Graham Ibbeson, Dan Jarvis, Stephen Linstead, Stephen Miller, Barry Moore, Andrew Munro, Anne Munro, Victoria Munro, Chris Skidmore, Steve Wyatt.
- Sound Recording
- Andy Lawrence
- Sound Assistance
- Martha-Cecilia Dietrich, Leah Vinter Sonne
- Still Photography
- Marianne Atkinson, Paul Hardman, Andy Lawrence Bryan Ledgard, Stephen Linstead
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 22nd April 2020
