SUFF2010 - AMERICAN: THE BILL HICKS STORY (SOLD OUT)
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Sat 11 Sep 6:00PM<br><b>Price</b><br>FULL $14 + bf / CONC $12 + bf<br><b>Bookings</b><br>(02) 9550 3666<br><b>Tickets</b><br>On sale now Factory Theatre
American: The Bill Hicks Story | Matt Harlock, Paul Thomas | USA | 102’00”
‘This inventively constructed, dynamically executed documentary will make you laugh a lot, but more importantly, it’ll make you wanna get off your arse and DO SOMETHING.’ – Bizarre
The outlaw comic who tried to save the world.
Three years in the making, AMERICAN: The Bill Hicks Story brings the tale of one of modern culture’s most iconic heroes to the big screen.
Much more than a comedian, Bill Hicks was and still is an inspiration to millions. His timeless comedy tackled the contradictions of America and modern life head on. But his unique gift was to tease apart the essence of religion, the dangers of unbridled government power and the double standards inherent in much of modern society, using nothing but his hilarious ideas and the uncompromising observational style that continues to resonate with successive generations.
Like many who have a strong sense of their place in history, Hicks left a large unseen legacy; his collection of video recordings and hundreds of photographs. These became the starting point for this feature-length animated documentary.
But why animation? Bill Hicks’ complex story had never been adequately told and this demanded pushing documentary storytelling in a new direction to boldly recreate the key unseen scenes of Bill’s life, and for the first time fully reveal the worlds that shaped his character and his comedy. Real locations, such as the bedroom window he snuck out of to perform with comedy partner Dwight Slade, the dark alleys of Houston where he nearly met his end, and the spellbinding theatre auditoriums where he played his most famous concerts are all meticulously recreated in stunning three dimensional photorealism to provide a fresh new sense of the challenges the lone comedian faced and a real sense of what his journey was like.
Bill’s story is told by the 10 people who knew him best; his family and closest friends who recount the twists and turns of his life with a freshness that hasn’t faded in 15 years.
