Mining Films
As part of our 2024 | 25 "Voices From Underground" 1984 | 85 Miners Strikes 40th anniversary and Shared Prosperity Fund Cosmos | Collieries | Cynefin projects, St Elvan's worked on and partnered with a series of organisations and individuals on the creation of a number of mining related films and resources. Details of the resultant films - a number of which are now available for FREE screenings in your communities or venues - are available below
The Coal Beneath Our Feet, The Wind Above Our Heads
The Coal Beneath Our Feet, The Wind Above Our Heads is a film by Jeremy Clancy, dedicated to Tyrone O'Sullivan
"2025 marks a pivotal moment for the South Wales Valleys, reflecting on the 40th anniversary of the miners’ strike’s end and the 30th of Tower Colliery’s worker buyout. The Coal Beneath Our Feet, The Wind Above Our Heads is a powerful documentary film which, from the perspective of young people, explores the past to inspire a future vision filled with hope, rooted in green energy and community wealth"
CERTIFICATE: PG
Spearheaded and featuring Beth Winter, former MP for Cynon Valley, the film is centred on Tower Colliery and received its premiere screening at St Elvan's. The film is now available FREE for screenings across Wales and wider, via St Elvan's. An education pack for schools to accompany the film is also currently in development and an initial tour of the film is being compiled for autumn 2025
Scheduled screenings to date include those at:
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Saturday March 1st
Cosmos | Collieries | Cynefin - Voices From Underground St Elvan's, Cynon Valley www.stelvans.com/cosmos-collieries-cynefin Saturday June 21st Oriana Festival St Elvan's, Cynon Valley www.stelvans.com/oriana-festival August 15th | 16th Green Man Festival www.greenman.net/line-up/the-coal-beneath-our-feet-the-wind-above-our-heads Wednesday September 3rd Clwb Y Bont, Pontypridd www.clwbybont.cymru Friday September 5th Maerdy Community Centre www.facebook.com/pages/Maerdy%20Community%20Centre/248822975301499 Friday September 12th Welcome To Our Woods www.facebook.com/welcometoourwoods |
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The film can be viewed in its entirety below
To arrange a screening at your venue or community space, contact us at [email protected]
Additional Films
The film is to be accompanied by a second feature by Colour Black Productions on the Voices From Underground and Coalfields, Collieries, Cynefin projects. The film is currently in development and will be placed here when available
Additional films created as part of the project by Avant Cymru and Lewis Merthyr Band, plus a separate film created previously by Awen Cultural Trust, are available below
Full details of Voices From Underground and Cosmos, Collieries & Cynefin are available here
