Project Detail

Creation Stories

Synopsis

The unforgettable tale of the infamous Creation Records label head Alan McGee, and of how one written-off young Glaswegian upstart rose to irrevocably change the face of British culture.
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 project
Features
Running time
100 min
Director
Nick Moran
Producer
Ben Dillon, Shelley Hammond, Nathan McGough, Hollie Richmond, Orian Williams
Co-Producer
Andrew Noble
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

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Production Status

Production Company

Burning Wheel Productions

Shelley Hammond

Sales Company

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