WE ARE MAKING A FILM ABOUT MARK FISHER
CLOSE AND REMOTE
THU 16 APRIL 2026 | SPILL THINK TANK
Join us for a special screening of ‘We Are Making A Film About Mark Fisher’, followed by a Q&A with the artists.
The film follows Parkins, a time-travelling character played by Justin Hopper, through ghostly landscapes and digital spaces, tracing Fisher’s thought from the 1990s to our algorithmic present.
Blending documentary, performance, and fiction, it explores the continued relevance of the late theorist’s ideas on capitalism, culture, and the future.
The film optimistically imagines that we can be inspired by Mark Fisher’s work and devise a collective and recombined energy for the progressive left.
We are Making a Film about Mark Fisher has been touring internationally, and this screening offers a rare chance to engage directly with the artists behind it.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Date: Thu 16 April
Time: 19:30 (doors open 19:00)
The film has a running time of 65mins, and will be followed by a 20 minute Q&A.
Venue: SPILL Think Tank
Tickets: FREE
Ages: 18+.
If you are a wheelchair user or have any access requirements you would like to discuss with us, please call 01473 210169 or email boxoffice@spillfestival.com.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Close and Remote are Sophie Mellor and Simon Poulter.
They have established a national practice working on commissions with a range of organisations. Recently, they have worked with Brigstow Institute (Bristol University), Cabot Institute for the Environment (Bristol University), Cultural Engine, Stoke Newington Literary Festival, FACT, Creative Barking & Dagenham, Essex Cultural Diversity Partnership and Home Slough.
