A self-taught Lancashire artist reflects on the town that inspired his creative career.

Self-taught artist Bill Brookes is the subject of this absorbing documentary. Giving up a mill job to paint full-time was hard for a family man, but his determination paid off as he became the first artist to hold an exhibition in the small Lancashire town of his birth. Now secure in his vocation, he reflects upon the role of an artist, and how fame, even at a local level, can be a mixed blessing.

Portrait of Bill Brookes, a self - taught artist, born in Darwen in 1934, who, a
t the age of 34, gave up his job as a mill hand in order to paint full time. The
film concerns his desire, his
relationship to his wife and three children and to his immediate environment
Portrait of Bill Brookes, a self - taught artist, born in Darwen in 1934, who, a
t the age of 34, gave up his job as a mill hand in order to paint full time. The
film concerns his desire, his
relationship to his wife and three children and to his immediate environment