British council: pin Metal Art - Why I make

Warner Brothers sent us to Boston to meet ex-mobster Mark Silverman in order to make a short film to promote the DVD release of Black Mass. Mark is now an accomplished author of several books but grew up in the Winter Hill area of Somerville, Massechusets and was exposed to mob life from a young age Mark reflects on his life in the mafia and in particular a memorable encounter with the notorious Jimmy ‘Whitey’ Bulger of the Winter Hill Gang. Whitey was the USA’s most wanted man after Osama Bin Laden throughout the 2000s as he managed to evade capture for 13 years. Lad Bible Link (1.2 million views)

Story

Watch this film to step inside the workshop of Saruta Kiatparkpoom in Thailand and discover how she gives a second life to the waste metal from her family's factory by crafting sculptural homeware.

This film is part of the British Council's Why I Make film series for our global programme, Crafting Futures. We commissioned this film series to celebrate craft and share maker's stories from around the globe; to inspire us and to show the value of craft in our history, culture and world today. From embroidery in Mexico to glassblowing in the UK and batik in Malaysia, find inspiration in the stories and work of these practitioners as they tell us, 'Why I Make'.

CREDITS

Director: Marko Randelovic
DOP: Alexander Stephan
Edit: The Smalls

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