And in the last of my big bumper update for this evening...
THE SHUTDOWN by Adam Stafford has been selected for the shorts programme at Silverdocs in Washington. This is a major documentary festival, so well done to him. See here for more details.
Luckily for me the film's also in the running for the Scottish Documentary Award so I'll be seeing it at the EIFF later this month.
The film focuses on the chemical plant in Grangemouth, near Falkirk, which is relatively near to me and something I've passed so often without really knowing much about it. In fact, it very much forms part of my landscape, since it and the other industrial areas surrounding it lend the sky an eerie glow which I can see from my home every night.
What is most interesting to me however, and something that I only just discovered while searching for more information on the film, is that it apparently makes reference to a large and terrifying explosion that occurred there some time ago. The reason this is of interest to me is that I still have a very vivid memory of the incident although it happened back in the 1980s when I was but a child.
I was awoken early one morning by the loudest, rumbling bang I'd ever heard, a noise which (and I know this sounds daft now but...) I swear sounded like my bathroom had just exploded. To give you an idea of how loud the explosion must have been, it's worth bearing in mind that I grew up almost 12 miles away.
Sorry, I appear to have digressed rather. The gist of this post is: congratulations to THE SHUTDOWN and I look forward to seeing it!
THE SHUTDOWN by Adam Stafford has been selected for the shorts programme at Silverdocs in Washington. This is a major documentary festival, so well done to him. See here for more details.
Luckily for me the film's also in the running for the Scottish Documentary Award so I'll be seeing it at the EIFF later this month.
The film focuses on the chemical plant in Grangemouth, near Falkirk, which is relatively near to me and something I've passed so often without really knowing much about it. In fact, it very much forms part of my landscape, since it and the other industrial areas surrounding it lend the sky an eerie glow which I can see from my home every night.
What is most interesting to me however, and something that I only just discovered while searching for more information on the film, is that it apparently makes reference to a large and terrifying explosion that occurred there some time ago. The reason this is of interest to me is that I still have a very vivid memory of the incident although it happened back in the 1980s when I was but a child.
I was awoken early one morning by the loudest, rumbling bang I'd ever heard, a noise which (and I know this sounds daft now but...) I swear sounded like my bathroom had just exploded. To give you an idea of how loud the explosion must have been, it's worth bearing in mind that I grew up almost 12 miles away.
Sorry, I appear to have digressed rather. The gist of this post is: congratulations to THE SHUTDOWN and I look forward to seeing it!
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2 comments:
Having seen the Shutdown, I can only marvel at the quality of the piece. Intensely read by the author (Alan Bissett himself) married with excellent images and score. Look forward to director Adam Stafford next project. Congratulations are extended to the filmmakers.
I absolutely echo those sentiments, as you can probably tell from my review of it at EIFF. I too look forward to the next project, although I hope he's too busy taking The Shutdown to various festivals for the forseeable future!
Thanks for posting,
Alan
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