Typist Artist Pirate King
| Typist Artist Pirate King | |
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| Directed by | Carol Morley |
| Screenplay by | Carol Morley |
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| Cinematography | Agnès Godard |
| Edited by | Alex Mackie |
| Music by | Carly Paradis |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Typist Artist Pirate King is an upcoming film written and directed by Carol Morley and starring Kelly MacDonald and Monica Dolan about the life and art of artist, Audrey Amiss. The film had its world premiere at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in November 2022. It will have a UK premiere at the Glasgow Film Festival on the 8 March 2023.[1]
Synopsis
The film is a fictionalised portrait of the late “avant-garde and misunderstood” artist Audrey Amiss.[2] Audrey Amiss was an artist who studied at the Royal Academy of Arts, but was unable to complete her training after being hospitalised due to mental illness. Audrey Amiss died in 2013, leaving behind a vast collection of artworks and writings which were discovered after her death, and subsequently donated to Wellcome Collection.
The film centres on a fictionalised road trip with Audrey Amiss and her psychiatric nurse, played by Kelly MacDonald, in which they travel north and reconnect with key individuals and moments from Amiss' past.[1]
The film is based on extensive archival research into Audrey Amiss' archive at Wellcome Collection, undertaken while Carol Morley was a recipient of a Wellcome Screenwriting Fellowship. The film uses imagery and artworks from the archive collection, creating a fictionalised narrative of a real life individual, drawn from archival sources.
Cast
- Monica Dolan as Audrey Amiss
- Kelly Macdonald as Sandra
- Gina McKee as Dorothy
- Christine Bottomley as Joan
- Kieran Bew as Gabe Patier
Production
Carol Morley was awarded a Wellcome Screenwriting Fellowship in 2015, where she was introduced to the Audrey Amiss archive by archivists at Wellcome Collection. Collection.
Morley discovered Amiss after she was awarded the Wellcome Institute Screenwriting Fellowship in 2015 which granted her unlimited access to the Institute’s archive of science and humanities research. Within it Morley found a cache of uncatalogued art, writing and diaries completed by Audrey Amiss. A year later Morley had a piece published in The Observer about Amiss’ work. Within that piece Morley discusses finding her passport with the occupation marked as “Typist, Artist, Pirate, King.”[3] For the film production of the bio-pic on Amiss that Morley subsequently wrote and would directed she received funding from the British Film Institute.[4] In November 2021 MacDonald, Dolan and McKee were announced as onboard the project, with Jane Campion acting as executive producers and Metro International handling sales. Also involved were director of photography Agnès Godard and production designer Janey Levick. Additional funding also came from BCP Asset Management, MBK Productions, LipSync and Genesis Entertainment, Wellcome Trust and BBC Films.[5]
Producers for the feature were Ameenah Ayub Allen and Cairo Cannon.[6] Filming started in November 2021 in Yorkshire.[7]
Release
The film had its world premiere at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in November 2022.[8] The film will have its UK premiere at the 2023 Glasgow Film Festival.[9]
References
- ^ a b "First look at Line of Duty star Kelly Macdonald's new movie". Digital Spy.
- ^ "' Typist Artist Pirate King': Tallinn Review". Screen Daily.
- ^ "The amazing undiscovered life of Audrey the artist". The Guardian.
- ^ "This obscure portrait gave me goosebumps – but I never expected a bidding war". The Guardian.
- ^ "Typist Artist Pirate King': Monica Dolan, Kelly Macdonald & Gina McKee Set For Carol Morley Road Movie; Jane Campion Among Exec Producers — AFM". Deadline.
- ^ "Typist Artist Pirate King". Radio Times.
- ^ "Line of Duty stars team up on new movie". Digital Spy.
- ^ "Inaugural Tallinn Critics' Picks line-up includes world premiere of Carol Morley's 'Typist Artist Pirate King'". Screen Daily.
- ^ "Full Festival Programme". Glasgowfilm.org.