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 has been scheduled, as follows
Scheduled screenings to date include those at
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Friday January 23rd
Llanhilleth Miner's Institute with Abertillery Male Choir 19:00 - 21:00 Saturday January 31st Plaza, Neath Port Talbot 19:00 - 21:00 Tuesday February 3rd Maesteg Town Hall 19:00 - 21:00 Wednesday February 11th Y Muni, Pontypridd with Abercynon Male Choir 19:00 - 21:00 Friday February 20th Tylorstown Welfare Hall with Pendyrus Male Choir 19:00 - 21:00 Tuesday February 24th Coleg Y Cymoedd, Nantgarw 19:00 - 21:00 Thursday February 26th Treharris Boys & Girls Club 19:00 - 21:00 Wednesday March 4th Blackwood Miners' Institute 19:00 - 21:00 Tuesday March 10th Penrhiwceiber Hall, Mountain Ash with Cwmdare Voices Male Choir 19:00 - 21:00 |
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Previous additional screenings include those at:
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
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
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
