John McGeoch: The Light Pours Out Of Me is an upcoming documentary that will explore the life of a post-punk guitar legend.
Velvet Joy Productions is crowdfunding a new, feature-length documentary about Scottish guitarist John McGeoch. He worked closely with Howard Devoto, Siouxsie Sioux and John Lydon and inspired a whole new generation of artists, such as Johnny Marr, Jonny Greenwood, James Dean Bradfield and John Frusciante.
The documentary, which is titled John McGeoch: The Light Pours Out Of Me, is described as “a film about loss, contextualised by a daughter who lost her father and also framed within a narrative about a super talented maverick musician whose work is not – but should be – widely known.”
McGeoch struggled with his mental health and passed away in 2004, aged 48. The guitarist quit the music industry in order to spend more time with his family and qualified as a nurse, dedicating his life to help others, while he, too, needed a helping hand. McGeoch worked particularly closely with Alzheimer’s patients.
The documentary will be told through the eyes of McGeoch’s daughter Emily. McGeoch’s family are supporting the film and it’s based on McGeoch’s biography, written by Rory Sullivan-Burke, who is also involved in the project.
The documentary will employ plenty of archival material in different formats, including Super8 (70s), VHS (80s) and MiniDV (90s), promising this to be quite a trip down memory lane.
Co-directed by Nicola Black and Paul Sng, the film needs to raise £40,000 for the usual stuff like crew fees and equipment and they’re ever so close to reaching that target. You can find their crowdfunder on Kickstarter and donate if this sounds like your kind of film and you’re able to spare a few pounds.
