A poignant portrait of Gwynfi, a remote former pit village at the top of the Afan valley, near Port Talbot, South Wales> Gwynfi was the location for the iconic feature film about the nationalization of the mines, ‘Blue Scar’ by Jill Craigie, 1949, who cast local people as actors in the film and consulted with them on the script. In this short film, different generations of residents, reflect on the changing face of their valley, transformed from, yet haunted by its industrial past, as the community holds together in the face of continued austerity and the decline of traditional jobs. Directed by Imperfect Cinema with Gwynfi residents. Produced by Lizzie Thynne as part of the ‘Jill Craigie: Film Pioneer’ project, 2025. The film was shot over a few days during workshops at Gwynfi Miners Hall, and was an experiment in using Craigie’s film as a springboard for community members to make their own videos. Supported by the AHRC Impact Acceleration Account, University of Sussex.
