The Fire Next Time

4/6/2026

It doesn't help that from the air, this housing estate looks like something of a prison and so it can hardly be surprising that many of it's residents are a mixture of malcontents. One woman is constantly on the phone trying to get though to the benefits people whilst her child is looking for some attention. Another character is being unceremoniously turfed out of the job centre on an high street that has a slightly implausible mix of shops and then there are some bored youths who are restless and all too ready to cause some mischief. All the while, the light is being reduced in blocks; the darkness is encroaching as if to emphasise the claustrophobic nature of their existences in their gloomy concrete environment. The darkly crafted style of the animation itself is gritty and earthy; it p