Buried stories have a habit of unearthing themselves in unexpected ways.
‘You do have to get out of your head, turn the knobs on the tripod, lift it up and push buttons on the camera. And then it’s about literally and metaphorically putting a frame around the chaos.’
In one of the film’s many goosebump-inducing moments, Castle, who, much like her mother, pursued a career in art before turning to film, recalls being disturbed by a news story about London train drivers ordered to repeatedly drive over a body on the tracks to avoid delays. She wrote a poem about the incident, then a sculptural series encapsulating birds crushed by cars.
