A Bunch of Amateurs

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This affectionate tribute to silver screen dreamers details a group of ageing cinephiles’ attempts to save their filmmaking club, including remaking a classic musical.

Formed in 1932, Bradford Movie Makers is one of the oldest amateur filmmaking clubs in the world. But continuing in this day and age is no easy task. To ensure its survival, the group has decided to embark on its most ambitious project: to remake a beloved musical. Desperately clinging to their dreams – and each other – and fuelled by endless cups of tea, this group speaks to the escapist dreamer in us all. And Kim Hopkins’s quietly hilarious, profoundly moving portrait of shared artistic folly highlights the need for us to spend time together, face-to-face, in an increasingly lonely digital age.

 

This film is Audio Described. To access the audio description and to book a headset, please email access[at]sheffdocfest.com. There are a limited number of headsets available and they are bookable on a first come first served basis

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A Bunch of Amateurs + Q&A
Fri 24 June 17:45 - 19:39
Showroom - Warner Chappell Production Music Screen 4
Audio Described
Q&A with director Kim Hopkins moderated by Simon Beaufoy (Oscar winning writer of 'The Full Monty' & 'Slumdog Millionaire').
A Bunch of Amateurs + Q&A
Sun 26 June 21:15 - 23:09
Showroom - Warner Chappell Production Music Screen 4
Audio Described
Q&A with director Kim Hopkins moderated by Laura Hegarty
A Bunch of Amateurs + Q&A
Tue 28 June 12:45 - 14:39
Curzon - Screen 1
Audio Described
Q&A with director Kim Hopkins moderated by Hannah Jackson.

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