Film Director: Favourite Colour: Black

Show Director: Wils Wilson

Commissioner: Manchester International Festival

These were visuals designed to span across three screens created for a full length theatrical show at the Manchester International Festival.

Cotton Panic tells the story of the catastrophe that befell the North and its people, all thanks to events that took place thousands of miles away in the US. Devised by Jane Horrocks, Nick Vivian and electronic supergroup Wrangler (Mal from Cabaret Voltaire, Phil from Tunng and legendary analog producer Benge), the show uses a compelling collage of live music, drama, words and film to evoke an era lost to history: of hard work, of passion, and of the North of England’s inspiring solidarity with the enslaved people of the American South, including a show-stopping monologue by Glenda Jackson. 

A trailer for the play, made from the film content in the projections can be viewed below: