THE FILM
"This documentary film is the perfect antidote to those sexy, racy, rock ‘n’ roll yawns most bands hide behind. We are indeed, A Bunch Of Kunst"
Jason Williamson, Sleaford Mods
“Young people are signing major record deals and they just sing about love. I’m a great believer of love. But for fuck’s sake, there’s a lot going on! Who wants to hear that if you are on £15 a week? And you turn the telly on and some fucker is spouting on about love“, says singer Jason Williamson. Thanks to their sweary rants about modern England, Nottingham duo Sleaford Mods have been called "The world's greatest rock 'n' roll band" by Iggy Pop and "the soundtrack to post-Brexit Britain" by the Guardian. Jason Williamson, a former chicken factory worker and father of two, his band mate, beatmaker Andrew Fearn, and their manager Steve Underwood, avant-garde bedroom label owner and former bus driver, have won over fans with their brutally honest lyrics and DIY ethos. Following them on their two-year journey from Sherwood to chart success, Christine Franz’s official documentary feature tells the story of three guys taking on the music business on their own terms.
UPCOMING SCREENINGS
TV
SKY ARTS (UK/Ireland), May 22 2021, 10pm
ARTE (Germany/France), December 25 2020, 1.30am
BR (Germany), August 13 2020, 12.55 am
CANAL BRASIL (Brasil), June 27 2020, 7pm
SKY ARTS (UK/Ireland) March 23rd 2019, 9pm
ARTE (Germany/France), July 28 2017, 11.45 pm
FESTIVALS & AWARDS
Q AWARD "Best Film" (winner), 2017
NME AWARD "Best Music Film" (nominee), 2018
DEUTSCHER DOKUMENTARFILMPREIS "Musikfilm" (nominee), 2018
GROSSMAN Festival Award "Best Music Documentary" (winner), 2018
SOUNDSCREEN Film Festival "Best Film" (winner), 2018
BILD-KUNST SCHNITT PREIS DOKUMENTARFILM (nominee), 2018
CPH:DOX Film Festival, Denmark, 2017 (world premiere)
FLATPACK Film Festival, UK, 2017
ACHTUNG BERLIN Film Festival, Germany, 2017
INDIELISBOA Film Festival, Portugal, 2017
GLASTONBURY Festival, UK, 2017
POP-KULTUR Berlin Festival, Germany, 2017
SOUNDTRACK_COLOGNE, Germany, 2017
SYDNEY UNDERGROUND Film Festival, Australia, 2017
AVANT ART Festival, Poland, 2017
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Canada, 2017
LAUSANNE UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL, Switzerland, 2017
VIENNALE Film Festival, Austria, 2017
JI.HLAVA Documentary Film Festival, Czech Republic, 2017
IN-EDIT Music Film Festival, Spain & Chile, 2017
RIDM Documentary Film Festival, Canada, 2017
CINEDAYS Film Festival, Macedonia, 2017
IDFA Documentary Film Festival, Netherlands, 2017
MAR DEL PLATA FILM FESTIVAL, Argentina, 2017
GÖTEBORG FILM FESTIVAL, Sweden, 2018
THESSALONIKI DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL, Greece, 2018
MILLENNIUM DOC FESTIVAL, Belgium, 2018
SALEM FILM FESTIVAL, USA, 2018
MILLENNIUM DOCS AGAINST GRAVITY, Poland, 2018
URBAN NOMAD FILM FESTIVAL, Taiwan, 2018
BEAT MUSIC FILM FESTIVAL, Russia, 2018
SWR DOKU FESTIVAL, Germany, 2018
GROSSMANN Festival, Slovenia, 2018
DORF Music Film Festival, Croatia, 2018
LOWLANDS, The Netherlands, 2018
MUSIKFILM FESTIVALEN, Denmark, 2018
FONOMO Film and Music Festival, Poland, 2018
FILMPLUS Festival für Filmschnitt und Montagekunst, Germany, 2018
DOC N ROLL @ INDEPENDENT VENUE WEEK, UK, 2019
THE LOOK OF SOUND, Mannheim, Germany, April 8, 2019
NOZSTOCK Festival, UK, Juli 18 - 21, 2019
END OF THE ROAD Festival, UK, August 29 - September 1, 2019
PLATZHIRSCH FESTIVAL Duisburg, Germany, Aug 30 - Sept 30, 2019
FILMSTOCK FESTIVAL, Luton, UK, November 23, 2019
IN-EDIT NL, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, April 2, 2022
WATTENSCHLICK, Dangast Hafen, Germany, July 28 - 30, 2023
TRIAL & ERROR Conference, Hannover, Germany, Nov 24 - 26, 2023
PRESS
(ENGLISH)
“Excellent documentary... Rips Austerity Britain a fresh one“
The Sunday Times ★★★★
“Fundamentally good work”
The Scotsman on Sunday ★★★★
“One of the most entertaining music docs of recent years”
Sight & Sound
"An appropriately grotty look at Sleaford Mods"
“Invigorating“
“Just like the Sleafords themselves, Christine Franz's film is unpretentious and unfiltered, and it brilliantly captures the momentum and excitement of a band as they make their breakthrough.”
“Every young band and every music college should be forced to show this film just to underline the genuine power of music and creativity.“
Mojo Magazine
"Martin Parr meets Mike Leigh in this suitably funny and bleak on-the-road portrait of Sleaford Mods"
"A tribute to the power of shared experience in an age of alienation"
"Dirty gem"
“Compelling...this generation’s The Filth and the Fury“
Iggy Pop, BBC 6Music
"If you haven't seen it, I recommend it."
BBC 6Music
Interview with director Christine Franz
Directors Notes
Interview with director Christine Franz
Interview with director Christine Franz
PRESS
(GERMAN/FRENCH)
Bunch of Kunst TV broadcast July 28, 2017
"Hymnes grinçants" "Bunch of Kunst, à voir absolument"
"Ein toller, ein außergewöhnlicher Film"
"Besser als hier wird man die Sleaford Mods kaum je verstehen."
"Großartig!"
"Laut, ungeschönt und ein bisschen eigen ist. Genau wie die Sleaford Mods selbst."
rbb Inforadio
"Sleaford Mods eindrucksvoll begleitet"
René Martens/Medienkorrespondenz
"Eine herausragende Musikdokumentation"
"Rau und unterhaltsam. Ein energetischer Roadmovie durch die englische Provinz"
Musikexpress ★★★★★
"Intimer Einblick in die Welt der urigen Grantler - und dazu ein treffsicheres Portrait der desolaten Post-Brexit-Gesellschaft"
INTRO
"Roughe, wahnsinnig unterhaltsame Doku"
"Engagiertes Debüt, besitzt eine Frische und Unbefangenheit, die ihn zu einem der besten Musikfilme seit langem macht."
"Mitreißender Dokumentarfilm über das britische Punk-Electro-Duo Sleaford Mods."
Interview mit Regisseurin Christine Franz
WDR "Scala"
Interview mit Regisseurin Christine Franz
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