The Miners' Hymns is a film by American artist Bill Morrison, set in the former coal mining communities in North East England. The film is entirely without words, the soundtrack featuring an original score by Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson.
The film depicts the hardship of pit work, increasing mechanisation, the role of trade unions in organising and fighting for workers’ rights. The film uses archive footage from different eras spanning 100 years – from early footage of primitive conditions, through large scale mechanisation up to the miner's strike of 1984-5.The promotional literature consisting of flyers and cards. They are reminiscent in their look and feel of leaflets that were used when printing a leaflet to be handed out during large meetings and rallies was the only effective way to disseminate information to a large audience, rather than the social media of today.
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Posted by Justin Hobson 31.01.2014
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