Matt Stokes: In Absence Of The Smoky God

Filmed in Sheffield In Absence of the Smoky God depicts a post-apocalyptic world inhabited by two radically different societies that coexist both underground and overground. Drawing from classic sci-fi film and literature, and Barry Hines’ 1984 BBC TV production Threads, Stokes imagines how the social and environmental impact of a cold-war nuclear attack leads to the transformation of language within these new communities, relayed via an original vocal composition.