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A Bunch Of Amateurs

Kim Hopkins
Screening time  
31.03. / Friday, 19:00 - 21:00 Theatre 4  

The most quintessentially British working-class filmmaking club, Bradford Movie Makers’ members grow old amid flickering memories and the brutal reckoning of their final years. 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. The film gives a quietly hilarious, profoundly moving portrait of shared artistic folly. A whimsical tongue-in-cheek tone and playful editing awill hook the audience on a slightly absurdist journey where we ponder more and more on why anyone makes a film in the first place.

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Kim Hopkins

Kim Hopkins is a graduate of the NFTS, UK. Kim helped form the Documentary Department at EICTV, Cuba. She spent a decade making television before co-founding Labor of Love Films, a UK based independent production company specialising in feature documentaries. Kim’s broadcast credits include: BBC1,2,4, World, C4, A+E, WDR, Discovery Channel, National Geographic, NRK1.

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A Bunch Of Amateurs

Great Britain
2022, 95'

Directed by:
Kim Hopkins

Screenplay by:
Kim Hopkins

Cinematography:
Kim Hopkins

Edited by:
Leah Marino

Music:
Terence Dunn

Producers:
Kim Hopkins, Margareta Szabo

Produced by:
Labor Of Love Films

Festivals & Awards:

Sheffield DocFest: Audience Award (2022)