Tull Stories is excited to share that new documentary, SEASIDE SPECIAL, will be coming to UK and Irish cinemas from 10th November.
Watch the trailer here:
Oh, we do like to be beside the seaside… or, rather, watching it on the big screen…
SEASIDE SPECIAL is a highly entertaining portrayal of a place seemingly out of time, full of characters who couldn’t be more British. It is an affectionate homage, an up-close look at Britain’s last original end-of-the-pier variety show, and its local heroes preparing for the 2019 summer season. A tribute to handmade entertainment, with quintessentially English humour through German eyes and about community.
In the sleepy coastal town of Cromer in Norfolk, we meet a colourful cast of inspiring and original characters and experience a microcosm of modern Britain in the midst of tremendous change during Brexit.
Shot on crisp 16mm Kodak film, Seaside Special delves into a ‘microcosm of Brexit England’ and reflects on the impact of the changing political landscape as the company prepares for their grand summer finale – in a chaotic and divisive climate of uncertainty and change. Ultimately, this is a film about community and acceptance.
Written and directed by Jens Meurer, most well known for his Oscar-nominated production of The Last Station and Black Book, the film is a German-Belgian co-production with a brass band score by the Fabulous Steve Willaert Brass Band.
Featured in festivals across thre globe the film was also winner of the Cambridge Film Festival Audience Award and a recieved “Special Mention” at the Hofer Filmtage 2021.
Director Jens Meurer said: “Thematically, SEASIDE SPECIAL is about more than Brexit: Cromer and it’s theatre tackle important current issues in culture on a local, human level: “real” live experiences vs. digital values, authenticity, community. Seen through the lens of Cromer, these issues are in focus and part of the answer to the question of what makes a healthy society these days.“
Distributor: Tull Stories
UK Theatrical Release: 10th November
Director: Jens Meurer
Writer: Jens Meurer
Producers: Judy Tossell, Jens Meurer, Cloe Garbay, Bastien Sirodot
Cinematography: Torsten Lippstock, Bernd Fischer
Version: English OV, German OmU, German VO
Format: DCP and 35mm print
Country/Year of Production: Germany/Belgium 2021
Sound: Paul Parsons
Editing: Matthieu Jamet
Music: Steve Willaert
Editing WDR: Jutta Krug
Production: Instant Film & uMedia
Supported by: BKM and FFA, Belgian Tax Shelter, DFFF
World Sales: Deckert Distribution
Short Synopsis: A love letter to Britain from our friends in Europe, Jens Meurer’s bittersweet and loving Seaside Special visits the town of Cromer, Norfolk as it prepares for its annual end-of-pier variety show during the summer of 2019.
Cert: TBC
RunTime: 93 minutes