Them & Us By Daniel Hopkins.
Showed at Airspace Gallery in Stoke On Trent from 29th May to the 27th June 2015 as part of the Exhibition ‘Battle Lines’
New Edit for Film Festivals and Galleries 2017
29/07/17 – ‘Loading Bay Cinema’, Jewellery Quarter Festival, Birmingham, UK
13/09/17 – Suburbinale International Film Festival, Vienna, Austria.
06/10/17 – Another Way Film Festival, Madrid, Spain. (In Competition)
2017 – Underground FilmFest, Various Touring, Munich, Germany. Reykjavîk Iceland.
‘Them & Us’ is about the tension and structure of a of forgotten landscape just outside the town of Stafford called Doxey Marshes. This landscape is a showcase for the natural environments constant development and change. The marshland has a major train track across it as well as the M6 Motorway.
The sun comes up and the rain pours down the landscape changes continually while the train track and motorway continue with no change. The film and corresponding sound pieces showcase a battle to be seen and heard from both elements.
http://www.airspacegallery.org/index.php/projects/battle_lines
http://www.landcrash.co.uk/
Thanks to
Andrew Branscombe at Airspace Gallery
Glen Stoker at Airspace Gallery
Anna Francis at Airspace Gallery
Cinematography by Colin Mottram
Camera and Slider Support Tom Chimiak
Violin Bow Support Rachel Brewster
Cathy Taylor at the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust
Richard Mortimer – Staffordshire University
Jamie Guy – Staffordshire University
Ben Ramsay – Staffordshire University
The Film is supported by Airspace Gallery and Staffordshire University