Directed by Steve Sullivan • 2018 • United Kingdom

Journey into the surreal, hilarious, and poignant world of Frank Sidebottom—the outsider comedy hero who became a cult icon in 1980s Britain—and the complicated man who created him. The alter ego of Manchester musician Chris Sievey, Sidebottom—with his giant papier-mâché head, absurdist antics, and endearing naivete—found unexpected fame as a fixture of British alternative culture, even as the conflicted Sievey found his own identity increasingly subsumed by his character’s success. Through a mix of archival footage and interviews with friends and collaborators, BEING FRANK: THE CHRIS SIEVEY STORY offers a touching, appropriately offbeat look at the man behind the mask.