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AMERICAN: THE BILL HICKS STORY
 | QFT
Friday 23 April 9.30pm
£6.50/£6.00
|  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | Director: Matt Harlock & Paul Thomas / UK / 2009 / 110 mins / Verve Pictures | | | | | | 
| | | | | | | | At last, the true life story of the outlaw comic Bill Hicks who tried to save the world. He still might...’
Libertarian, outlaw, shaman, philosopher, romantic, preacher, genius…Bill Hicks was always something other than a comedian. His death from cancer in 1994 deprived the world of arguably the most iconic and probing voice in American culture of the period, and it’s hard to find the words to do him justice. Given the fact Hicks was much more celebrated in the UK than he was at home, it is perhaps fitting that it’s British filmmakers Matt Harlock and Paul Thomas who step up to pay him his dues. American: The Bill Hicks Story uses an innovative animation technique, some rare and previously unseen performance footage, and testimonies only from the people who knew him best, his family and close friends, to create a deeply perceptive film. American: The Bill Hicks Story is the definitive record of one of America’s most iconic modern heroes - a fearless voice as relevant today as ever.
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