Undring presents with BFK: We're Making a Film about Mark Fisher
Undring is showing the film "We're Making a Film about Mark Fisher" together with Bergen Filmklubb (BFK). The Film will be shown on Sunday 11th of October '26 at 19:00 in the Tivolli room at Kvarteret
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The Movie
Why do we want to show this movie?
With our conversations on the artificial and on the body, Fisher is a figure that has managed to force himself into our conversations time and time again. One could easily think to his breakout-success with Capitalist Realism, that description of the sterile alternative-less fact of capitalism's self-professed realistic outlook. His description was sombre, yet it gave words to what for so many had been unspeakable before. Seeing it like that was a breath of fresh air, for what if we held a protest and everyone showed up?
And yet there is more to him than this: one need only engage with his ideas on the short horrified realisations that break through the monotonous euphoric haze of modernity with the weird and the eerie. He discussed how to utilise the revolutionary language of Deleuze and Guattari in their schizoanalytical project, and in that tradition is there a way for the left to utilise deterritorialisation?
There is something profound in the aftermath of Fisher, yet his legacy is ultimately mixed. After Ben' Noys coined the term accelerationism he was in the forefront in repurposing it for the movement of radicals he was a part of himself, and subsequently lost control of it. He was the one to fire one of the starting-shots of the infatuation with a concept of cancellation-culture with his essay "Exiting the Vampire Castle". His closeness to Nick Land in the CCRU still leaves a lasting impact to this day. He gave a language of liberation, yet his fate is one that is still talked about. He is a polarising figure, yet one we wish to give people a chance to meet.
The Producers' Description
We Are Making A Film About Mark Fisher is a 65-minute cinematic experiment exploring the continuing relevance of the late theorist’s ideas on capitalism, culture, and the future. Directed by Simon Poulter and Sophie Mellor (collaborating as Close and Remote) the film was made in 2024-2025 using Instagram (@markfisherfilm) as a methodological tool to find collaborators, generate research and disseminate content.
With over 70 invited contributors listed, the film blends documentary, performance, new music, and hauntological fiction. The main narrative follows Parkins – a time-slipped character – through ghostly landscapes and digital spaces, tracing Fisher’s thoughts from the 1990s to our algorithmic present. A second narrative emerges from interviews conducted with theorists, journalists, and artists whose life and work have been influenced by him.
The film embodies Fisher’s call for collective imagination beyond capitalist realism. It ends in the room with a discussion about agency and what we can do next. This has proven to be an important part of the film’s success.