As part of the exhibition From the Earth Comes Light, the National Coal Mining Musuem of England will be screening A Song for Billy in their museum film booth. This drop in screening will see the film on repeat throughout the day for visitors.

A Song for Billy is a photo film developed by Amber in 2016 as a continuation of Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen’s The Coal Coast, a photographic series exploring the industrial and environmental legacy of mining on the Durham shoreline. The work was created in collaboration with the New York-based ensemble So Percussion, bringing together Konttinen’s images with a newly commissioned score and sound design.

A Song for Billy, Amber Films, 18 minutes, 2016