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

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