Artist Talk: Matt Stokes

Hear directly from the artist Matt Stokes about  his new film and audio installation, In Absence of  the Smoky God, commissioned by Sensoria Festival  and Site Gallery. We’ll be exploring the ideas and techniques behind the making of the work, from the influence of Barry Hines’ 1984 BBC docu-drama Threads, to Matt’s experience of working with a team of local vocalists, speech therapists, costume designers, lighting experts and more.

Dr. David Forrest of the University of Sheffield, an expert in British social realist cinema,
will join the conversation to discuss the Sheffield-based archive of filmmaker Barry Hines.