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Listen To Bridgeton
Documentary which explores the last corporation bus garage in Glasgow.
Overview
Documentary which explores the last corporation bus garage in Glasgow and examines how our lost industrial past is providing hope for the future. Within the vast impressive space of Bridgeton bus garage the care taken to restore old vehicles is emblematic of the personal journey some of the individuals working here are on, rebuilding their lives after a troubled past. A layered soundscape evokes the unique atmosphere of this building, highlighting how each vehicle has its own individual acoustics and voice, just like the people working there.
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