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Gary Numan: Android In La La Land

Name: Gary Numan: Android In La La Land
Director: Steve Read, Rob Alexander
Genre: Music, Dance
Released: 2016
Duration: 85 mins

Synopsis

At the end of the 1970s, Gary Numan found himself to be one of the world’s biggest-selling recording artists, 'Are ‘Friends’ Electric?' and 'Cars' were huge hits, no one had heard, or seen, anyone like Gary Numan.
The Asperger’s syndrome that helped forge Numan's tunnel-like ambition, informing his music and image, also brought problems. At a time when the public knew little about the condition, the press labeled him a freak, one paper suggested his parents should have been doctored for giving birth to him. Depression, anxiety, near bankruptcy and a long period in the wilderness followed. Then Numan fell in love with his biggest fan, Gemma, who helped him rediscover his passion for music. (SXSW Film Festival brochure)
SXSW Film Festival 2016 - World premiere

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Details

Year: 2016
Type of project: Features
Running time: 85 mins
Director: Steve Read, Rob Alexander
Producer: Rob Alexander
Executive Producer: Sylvia Stevens, Caroline Spry, Mike Connolly, Brad Shenfeld, Ian Davies, Rebecca Long
Editor: Ollie Huddleston
Director of Photography: Steve Read
Principal cast: Gary Numan, Gemma Webb

Genre

Music Dance

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Perfect Motion Ltd

Rob Alexander
The Media Centre
15-17 Middle Street
Brighton
BN1 1AL

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