Stratum Deep

South Yorkshire 1985 - the miner’s strike is now over, and the pits are closing for the final time. In this atmosphere of defeat and despondency, young coal miner Robert (the ever watchable Thomas Turgoose), is severely injured, yet forced to rescue his father from the accidental collapse of their mine. From Bradford based visual artist Lou Sumray, this beautiful minimalist hand-drawn, experimental animated tale inspired by the antics of the Bowerbird depicts a stark yet enthralling insight into what really happens to all those disposable blue plastic forks that are so recklessly discarded and their impact on the environment.