A filmic interpretation of the ANU live production TORCH, condensed into 15 minutes. The film tells the stories of five ordinary women from St Helens, spanning different decades and key moments in the town's history, bringing voices of the community to the fore.

FILM PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Maria-Luisa Olmos

SOUND DESIGN Sinéad Diskin

LOCATION SOUND Sinéad Diskin + Lucy Melling

FILMMAKER Caroline Smith

LIVE PRODUCTION PRODUCER Lynette Moran, ANU

LIVE PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Louise Lowe, ANU

COMMISSIONED BY Heart of Glass, made possible by Arts Council England’s Ambition for Excellence programme.

FILM >> TRAILER

CAST Etta Fusi, Gillian McCarthy, Nandi Bhebhe, Niamh McCann, Sarah Morris

IN COLLABORATION WITH Women of St Helens

LIVE PRODUCTION ART DIRECTOR Maree Kearns

OFFICIAL SELECTION Edinburgh International Film Festival 2020 / Manchester Film Festival 2020