Life under the shadow of an oil refinery | The Shutdown
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- čas přidán 24. 07. 2016
- Life under the shadow of a gas-belching Grangemouth oil refinery.
Director: Adam Stafford
Producer: Peter Gerard
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Every night in Falkirk in the central lowlands of Scotland, smoke from the nearby Grangemouth oil refinery engulfs the town, and the lights from the industrial complex make the fog glow bright orange. As a child, the writer and playwright Alan Bissett would look out at the factory and occasionally he’d see the unstable chemicals igniting, turning the smoke to flames. When the explosion eventually came, killing two workers and badly injuring his own father, it was a tragedy, but it wasn’t a surprise.
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I was at school with the guy who directed this. Great guy. The very definition of a free thinker.
If you ever read this Adam I hope you're well. You were one of the best.
This is great. Big fan of Alan Bissett and this is horribly beautiful.
Why this hasn't got more views I do not know, it is as much social history as it is poetry as it is art. I hope your Da is doing better. Best wishes, Coventry.
Progress at what cost.
Came here to say the same thing - 4 years later. Such an evocative, personal story. This deserves much more views. Well done 👏
Loved it! The work, the sleep, work, sleep...that's how I've felt numerous times during the shuts.
Spellbounding!
Epic, pure poetry.
Powerful stuff
I worked there I remember it to this day
Had to skip this. Heard of steam? I work in that plant and I can tell you if that was a gas then you would not be able to see it. Steam you can see mate.
Superheated steam can't be seen