Sophie Mellor

A cinematic experiment exploring the continuing relevance of the late theorist’s ideas on capitalism, culture, and the future. Blending documentary, performance, and hauntological fiction, the film follows Parkins — a time-slipped character — through ghostly landscapes and digital spaces, tracing Fisher’s thought from the 1990s to our algorithmic present.

Collard Hill, on the Polden Hills in Somerset, is a publicly accessible location where the Large Blue butterfly has been successfully reintroduced. Over a series of visits, the filmmakers acquainted themselves with this idyllic place, taking time to understand just how much conservation and human intervention is needed to reintroduce a butterfly.