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Welcome to the latest show from the At The Flicks team. In this episode we speak to young filmmaker Archie Shiels.\n\nArchie is an up-and-coming talent who is currently honing his craft. He spent some time recently talking to us about his first documentary short feature The Blue Flash. \n\nThe Blue Flash is about an iconic sculpture \u2013 Blue Flash Power Box And Meshchips which a few years was threatened with demolition. Happily that situation is now changed and The Blue Flash as it is more locally known, will be preserved for future generations. The sculpture was designed by artist and arts educator John Gingell. Archie\u2019s film is as much about the man as the image. \n\nWe talk to Archie about what inspired him to make the feature (the answer may surprise you \u2013 it certainly did us!), and what does the preservation mean for John\u2019s family. In fact, the heart of the documentary is about legacy \u2013 both external, to the city of Cardiff and internal, to his daughter Zoe. That is a hell of a lot to pack into four minutes, and Archie does it in style.\n\nThanks to Archie, we have a link at the bottom of the show notes to The Blue Flash. Check it out, it is well worth it. \n\nArchie Shiels, we believe this is a young man with a big future. You heard it from At The Flicks first.\n\nSee you At The Flicks.