Six personal documentaries written by contemporary poets, part of the Commissions and Collaborations season.
Xanadu
Simon Armitage focuses on housing problems on the notorious Ashfield Valley
Estate in Rochdale, Lancashire. To the background sound of the estate being demolished,
Armitage discovers that life is continuing there in gentle and surprising ways. The only remaining caretaker is a survivor of the 1956 uprising in Budapest, while a neighbour rescues local stranded cats.
One couple are not looking forward to moving from their immaculate flat, and another resident is cultivating a forest in his home.
Director Kim Flitcroft
Executive producer Peter Symes ● STEREO
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