Diary of The Last Man
An imaginative portrait of the writer Robert Minhinnick.
AN ORIGINAL FILM BY PARK6
Robert Minhinnick is an award-winning and acclaimed contemporary Welsh poet. Carol Ann-Duffy described him as ‘one of the most important poets of these turbulent times’.
Diary of The Last Man is a personal and poignant film built around several poems from Robert’s TS Eliot shortlisted collection of the same name.
We had the opportunity to translate this work into film in order to make it accessible to a wider audience and to create an archive of his culturally significant work. We combined interview, performance and poetry to create an interwoven film that explores his character as an artist, his alter egos, his writing and his personal story.
The film has been screened throughout the UK.
A COLLABORATION
To create the film, we took a series of expeditions, capturing footage and interviews in and around the landscapes that are important to Robert’s work. Lots of the ideas were developed between us during the filming stage.
Images by Chas Breton and Eamon Bourke
FEEDBACK
“Park6’s direction and editing are brave and always pertinent. The company is brilliant at interpreting text and mood while its thrilling juxtapositions are capable of enhancing meaning. Never over-stated, ‘Diary of the Last Man’ possesses subtleties and nuances that are discovered only after repeated watching. It was a great experience to work together.”