King Rocker 2021 Screenings (Trailer)

2021 SCREENINGS:

"The New Gold Standard For Rockumentaries" THE SCOTSMAN
"One Of My All-Time Favourite Rock-Docs" MARK KERMODE, BBC
"The Best Music Documentary Ive Seen in 10 Years" THE QUIETUS
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ FINANCIAL TIMES ★ ★ ★ ★ MOJO ★ ★ ★ ★ THE OBSERVER ★ ★ ★ ★ CHORTLE ★ ★ ★ ★ RECORD COLLECTOR

Originally broadcast on Sky Arts, King Rocker is now available on the Sky Go and NOWTV Apps.

Presented and Written by Stewart Lee, Directed & Edited by Michael Cumming & Produced by James Nicholls. (c) 2021 Krocker Films Ltd

Comedian Stewart Lee and director Michael Cumming (Brass Eye, Toast of London), investigate a missing piece of punk history: Robert Lloyd, best known for fronting cult Birmingham bands The Prefects and The Nightingales, has survived under the radar for over four decades.

But how, if at all, does Robert want to be remembered? The anti-rockumentary King Rocker weaves the story of Birmingham’s undervalued underdog autodidact into that of the city’s forgotten public sculpture of King Kong, eschewing the celebrity interview and archive-raid approach for a free-associating bricolage of Indian food, bewildered chefs, vegetable gardening, prescription medicines, pop stardom and pop art.

Featuring: John Peel, Frank Skinner, Nigel Slater, Robin Askwith, Samira Ahmed, Gina Birch, Marc Riley, Danny Fields, John Taylor, Paul Morley, Fuzzbox, Kevin Eldon, Nish Kumar, Bridget Christie, Andrew O’Neill, Seann Walsh, Paul Putner, Steve Beresford & More