Bfi The Big Melt

A special commission as part of the 100 Years of Stainless Steel celebrations, The Big Melt is a feature length elegy to the men and women who toiled in Sheffields steelworks and a hymn to Britains proud industrial past. Working with Sheffields own musical hero Jarvis Cocker, acclaimed director Martin Wallace has woven an exquisite tapestry of steel industry-related archival footage drawn from the BFI National Archive. Jarvis also provides the films stirring musical accompaniment, collaborating with a raft of Sheffields finest musicians, including a string quartet, a brass band, members of PULP, Richard Hawley, The Forgemasters and a youth choir. Performed live at Sheffields celebrated Crucible Theatre at Doc/Fest 2013. The DVD includes the full archive-based film, plus a recording of the live event. Special Features : Feature length archive-based film Recording of the live performance from Sheffield International Doc Fest 2014 Interviews with Martin Wallace and Jarvis Cocker Fully ill Lees meer over de Bfi The Big Melt van bfi in de productgroep entertainment