Films / The Big Melt
Screening and special Q&A with directors Jarvis Cocker and Martin Wallace, hosted by Paul Morley
Friday 11. April | 21:00 | GFT
Commissioned to celebrate 100 Years of Stainless Steel, The Big Melt is a unique tribute to the thousands of men and women who toiled in Britain鈥檚 steelworks, to steel itself and to the city of Sheffield.
Jarvis especially wanted the end of the show to be very loud in order to 鈥榤elt their faces鈥�.Martin Wallace
Directors Martin Wallace and Jarvis Cocker mix a treasure trove of footage from the BFI archives with a phenomenal score which was recorded live in Sheffield in 2013.
The score features contributions from the heroes of Sheffield's music scene, including Richard Hawley and The Forgemasters, amongst others, to create a spellbinding journey into the soul of our industrial past. This is a new kind of Sheffield Heavy Metal, with pictures.
Jarvis Cocker and Martin Wallace will join us for a special Q&A after the screening, hosted by critic and author Paul Morley.
Commissioned by 麻豆社 Storyville and 麻豆社 North in Association with the BFI using public funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
Directors: Martin Wallace and Jarvis Cocker
UK 2013, 1h10m, PG
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Photographs from The Big Melt at Art Screen
