KUMU DOC : PÖFF

A Bunch of Amateurs

Local title
Amatööride punt
Director
Kim Hopkins
Country
United Kingdom
Year
2022
Programme
Kumu Documentary

This tragicomic documentary shines an affectionate spotlight on the Bradford Movie Makers, established in 1932 and one of northern England’s last remaining amateur film-making clubs.
Members of varying vintages – middle age to free bus pass – meet up to watch reels of their earlier short films. Suitably inspired, they then remake scenes from Oklahoma! with DIY CGI, while also trying to find money for a poetic horror project. Cue arguments, care homes and cups of tea, fundraising drives and fading dreams.

Director
Kim Hopkins
Screenwriter
Kim Hopkins
Cast
Colin Egglestone, Harry Nicholls, Joe Ogden
Producer
Kim Hopkins, Margaréta Szabó
DoP
Kim Hopkins
Editor
Leah Marino
Composer
Terence Dunn
Production
Labor of Love Films
Runtime
Language
English

Screenings

Kumu auditoorium KUMU
ScreeningAmatööride punt
Trailer