#MadeOfSteel: A Steelworker’s Story
A film by Michael Burkitt, 2022.
A Steelworker’s Story is an intimate, affectionate, and deeply human history of the life of a steelworker from Scunthorpe. From school to retirement, the subject of this moving short film returns to the steelworks for the first time in 22 years, generously sharing his lived experience of work, family life and friendships; galvanised by steel.
Commissioned for the Art That Made Us Festival by the 20-21 Visual Arts Centre and North Lincolnshire Museum, A Steelworker’s Story is a thoughtful and reflective journey through the time of one person’s life in Scunthorpe making steel for 36 years. Set to original music composed by Ian Matthews, the film was made by the steelworker’s son and was shot over 4 days in March 2022.
A Steelworker’s Story is on show on the screen in the Steel Town Gallery.
For more information about the artist and his other projects, visit Michael Burkitt’s website.