The screening on Monday the 9th of November was followed by a Q&A with Malcolm Hignett, the director of The Face of Change, Joe Cornick, the director of Steel: The Blood of Us and composer Benjamin Doherty. Hosted by access coordinator and actor Clare Baines.
A journey through 50 years of Britain’s steel communities.
This event pairs Joe Cornick’s impressionistic 16mm portrait of the final years of traditional steelmaking in Port Talbot, Steel: The Blood of Us (2026) with The Face of Change (1976), Malcolm Hignett’s document of the British Steel industry as it grappled with the seismic effects of recession and modernisation.
Made exactly 50 years apart, the two films offer contrasting perspectives on Britain’s steel industry and the communities shaped by it.
The screening on Monday the 9th of November was followed by a Q&A with Malcolm Hignett, the director of The Face of Change, Joe Cornick, the director of Steel: The Blood of Us and composer Benjamin Doherty. Hosted by access coordinator and actor Clare Baines.