Creation Stories
Synopsis
Charting the true story of the rise and fall of Creation Records and its infamous founder Alan McGee, the man responsible for supplying the “Brit Pop” soundtrack to a decade of cultural renaissance known as Cool Britannia. We follow Alan through a drug-fuelled haze of music and mayhem, as his rock’n’roll dream brings the world Oasis, Primal Scream and other generation-defining bands.
Official Selection Glasgow Film Festival 2021
Details
- Year
- 2021
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 100 min
- Director
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Nick Moran
- Producer
- Ben Dillon, Shelley Hammond, Nathan McGough, Hollie Richmond, Orian Williams
- Executive Producer
- Greg Barrow, Lee Aaron Bennett, Danny Boyle, Chris Cleverly, Christine Cowin, Mickey Gooch Jr., Phil Hunt, Damien Morley, Compton Ross
- Screenwriter
- Dean Cavanagh, Irvine Welsh
- Production Designer
- Matthew Button
- Principal cast
- Ewen Bremner, Suki Waterhouse, Rupert Everett, Jason Flemyng
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Burning Wheel Productions
Shelley HammondSales Company
Metro International Entertainment
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