Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story 15
Being Frank: The Chris
Sievey Story is an inventive documentary that investigates the
extraordinary life of the mystery man beneath the papier-mâché head of cult
British comedy figure Frank Sidebottom.
Manchester native Chris Sievey was a songwriter, artist, comedian and wayward
genius. In 1984, after more than a decade of trying and failing to make it in
the record business, he turned his life into a fantastic, subversive piece of
performance art: his fake-headed pop-star alter ego Frank Sidebottom. This
manic, insane and mercurial star obscured his own creator and gained a
dedicated army of fans with for example his own TV show, concert at Wembley
Stadium and 2014′ fictional film Frank,
starring Michael Fassbender. Though the character was a vehicle for success for
Sievey, it became the artist’s eventual creative straightjacket.
- Director
- Steve Sullivan
- Year
- 2018
- Duration
- 1 hour 41 minutes
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