The most chaotic band in British history — 66 members, one absolute tyrant.
A 1-hour Documentary looking at the Manchester post-punk group and its infamous leader Mark E Smith. The Film follows the current band recording their final Session for the John Peel Show (they were his favourite group and recorded more sessions than any other band) as well as chronicling the chaotic history of the band & its numerous line-up changes.
Writing
Mark E. Smith's interviews are performance art themselves.
Production
Peel Sessions footage is pure BBC archive gold.
Direction
Balances chaos and context without sanitizing anything.
Director
Dione Newton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Fall are the ultimate 'if you know, you know' band — referenced in The Wire, namedropped by LCD Soundsystem, yet never charted.
Tony Wilson's interview is brief but perfect — the Factory Records founder clearly both loved and feared Mark.
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