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We Are Making A Film About Mark Fisher is a 65-minute cinematic experiment exploring the continuing relevance of the late theorist’s ideas on capitalism, culture, and the future. Directed by Simon Poulter and Sophie Mellor (collaborating as Close and Remote) the film was made in 2024-2025 using Instagram (@markfisherfilm) as a methodological tool to find collaborators, generate research and disseminate content.
With over 70 invited contributors listed the film blends documentary, performance, new music, and hauntological fiction. The main narrative follows Parkins – a time-slipped character – through ghostly landscapes and digital spaces, tracing Fisher’s thoughts from the 1990s to our algorithmic present. A second narrative emerges from interviews conducted with theorists, journalists, and artists whose life and work have been influenced by him.
The film embodies Fisher’s call for collective imagination beyond capitalist realism. It ends in the room with a discussion about agency and what we can do next.
The screening will be accompanied by a Q&A with Simon Poulter and Tariq Goddard, focussing on the wider impact of the project. This will include discussion on how Mark Fisher’s work has resonated with new audiences, not just in the UK but Europe and South America.
We Are Making A Film About Mark Fisher is a 65-minute cinematic experiment exploring the continuing relevance of the late theorist’s ideas on capitalism, culture, and the future. Directed by Simon Poulter and Sophie Mellor (collaborating as Close and Remote) the film was made in 2024-2025 using Instagram (@markfisherfilm) as a methodological tool to find collaborators, generate research and disseminate content.
With over 70 invited contributors listed the film blends documentary, performance, new music, and hauntological fiction. The main narrative follows Parkins – a time-slipped character – through ghostly landscapes and digital spaces, tracing Fisher’s thoughts from the 1990s to our algorithmic present. A second narrative emerges from interviews conducted with theorists, journalists, and artists whose life and work have been influenced by him.
The film embodies Fisher’s call for collective imagination beyond capitalist realism. It ends in the room with a discussion about agency and what we can do next.
The screening will be accompanied by a Q&A with Simon Poulter and Tariq Goddard, focussing on the wider impact of the project. This will include discussion on how Mark Fisher’s work has resonated with new audiences, not just in the UK but Europe and South America.
Bios
Tariq Goddard is the former publisher of Repeater and Zer0 Books, which he set up with Mark Fisher and others. He is a published novelist, writer and contributor. He is currently about to publish his new book ‘Publishing’ with Duke University Press, within their 'Practices’ series.
Simon Poulter co-directed ‘We Are Making A Film About Mark Fisher’ with Sophie Mellor. He is a practising artist and watercolourist. His project ’Slow Doom Scroll’ was recently shown at Middlesbrough Art Week.
This event is part of the public programme of Genuine Fake Premium Economy: Jenna Bliss, Buck Ellison and Jasmine Gregory.
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Tue, 19 May 2026
Cinema 1
06:45 pm
Tuesday 19 May, 6:45pm
£13 full price / £11 concessions / £5 25 & Under
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Cinema 1
- Both our Cinemas have step free access from The Mall and are accessible by ramp
- We have 1 wheelchair allocated space with a seat for a companion
- All seats are hard back, have a crushed velvet feel and they do not recline
- These are our seat size dimensions: W 42 x D 45 x H 52
- Arm rest either side of the seat dimensions: L 27 x W 7 x H 20
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