BEING FRANK: THE CHRIS SIEVEY STORY (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

(as themselves) Frank Sidebottom, Johnny Vegas, Ross Noble, John Cooper Clarke, Mark Radcliffe, John Thomson, Mike Joyce, C.P. Lee, Mike Doherty, Gaz Whelan, Bruce Mitchell, Jon Ronson

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Steve Sullivan (Happy Hours), director, producer, editor; Frank Sidebottom (film debut) and Chris Sievey (film debut), composers; Ezra Byrne (film debut), cinematographer

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

The story of how Manchester native Chris Sievey broke into the entertainment industry as his eccentric, papier-mâché heard-wearing alter-ego Frank Sidebottom, as told by several of his closest friends and admirers…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

After previously being dramatized in Lenny Abrahamson’s wonderful Frank, the story of how the real Frank Sidebottom – the wacky alter-ego of Chris Sievey – is revealed to be a lot stranger than fiction.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 29TH MARCH 2019

Search from over ten years of movies here:

Other recent reviews:

Ordinary Angels (2024, dir. Jon Gunn)

A hairdresser attempts to help a struggling family…

Challengers (2024, dir. Luca Guadagnino)

A former tennis champion is caught between two former best friends…

Abigail (2024, dirs. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett)

A group of kidnappers realise that young Abigail is no ordinary child…

Rebel Moon – Part 2: The Scargiver (2024, dir. Zack Snyder)

A group of intergalactic rebels make their stand against a totalitarian regime…

Sometimes I Think About Dying (2024, dir. Rachel Lambert)

An introverted office worker befriends a new work colleague…

The Book of Clarence (2024, dir. Jeymes Samuel)

In 33 AD Jerusalem, Clarence takes advantage of the celebrity culture surrounding a certain prophet…

Back to Black (2024, dir. Sam Taylor-Johnson)

Rising singer Amy Winehouse falls in love with Blake Fielder-Civil…

Bleeding Love (2024, dir. Emma Westenberg)

A father and his addict daughter go on a road trip together…

Civil War (2024, dir. Alex Garland)

A group of journalists travel across America as it descends into a modern civil war…

The Teachers’ Lounge (2023, dir. İlker Çatak)

A teacher conducts her own investigation into a series of thefts at her school…