Mancunian Man: The Legendary Life of Cliff Twemlow

Mancunian Man: The Legendary Life of Cliff Twemlow

8.0

Aug 27 2023

2h 4m

Documentary

Go back to the 1980s and discover the extraordinary true story of Cliff Twemlow! You’ve never heard of him… but polymath Twemlow was a nightclub bouncer, novelist, composer, singer, screenwriter, producer and actor who was the most prolific indie filmmaker in the UK for a decade! Witness how this 20th-century Renaissance man created his own innovative micro-film industry in Manchester. Shooting his feature films on clunky early pioneering video technology, G.B.H. (1983) was even branded a Video Nasty! A warmly hilarious portrait that will take you back to an era where literally anything could happen. And did!

Cliff Twemlow

Cliff Twemlow

Self (archive footage)

Andy Willis

Andy Willis

Self

Barry Twemlow

Barry Twemlow

Self

Brett Sinclair

Brett Sinclair

Self