MANCUNIAN MAN + GBH: Cliff Twemlow double feature at PhilaMOCA
Schedule
Wed May 22 2024 at 07:30 pm
Location
PhilaMOCA | Philadelphia, PA
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Philly Premiere of the documentary MANCUNIAN MAN: THE LEGENDARY LIFE OF CLIFF TWEMLOW plus Twemlow's most notorious feature film G.B.H. (GREVIOUS BODILY HARM)!Bouncer. Novelist. Composer. Screenwriter. Producer. Star. To ‘80s UK audiences, Cliff Twemlow was all of these and then some. For more than a decade, in fact, Twemlow was the UK’s most prolific indie filmmaker. But in Manchester, he was – and remains – a legend.
Between 1982 and 1993, Twemlow gathered a devoted team of local doormen, martial artists, variety performers, club DJs, models, girlfriends, gym friends, family members and B-listers to create his own cut-rate Hollywood empire. Shooting on early pioneering video technology, composing all the music himself, and working on nearly nonexistent budgets, Twemlow and his unlikely ensemble of misfits crafted gangster films, horror films, spy thrillers, sci-fi epics and beyond. Perhaps best known for 1983’s ultra-violent G.B.H. (GREVIOUS BODILY HARM) – which was banned as one of the notorious Video Nasties – Cliff Twemlow’s unbelievably true story is now told by Jake West – director of the documentary VIDEO NASTIES: MORAL PANIC, CENSORSHIP & VIDEOTAPE as well as the features ’RAZOR BLADE SMILE and DOGHOUSE – and Severin Films through exclusive interviews, insane film clips, rare behind-the-scenes footage and more.
Doors 7:00 / Movies 7:30 / $15 admission
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Where is it happening?
PhilaMOCA, 531 N 12th St,Philadelphia,PA,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
