Documentary

DN Special: Joy Division – Grant Gee

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

When I’m not working on Directors Notes you can normally find me trying to convince anyone and everyone that they really need a film podcast. CINECITY ’07 actually listened and set me loose with a mic and contact details for some of their directors, which is how I got to spend the morning in Grant Gee’s kitchen to discuss his feature documentary Joy Division, which finally got its UK release yesterday and is as good an excuse as any for posting the interview here.

Grant Gee is well know for his work on music promos as a director, cinematographer and producer and perhaps most recognised for his 1998 Radiohead tour documentary, Meeting People Is Easy. His new project is an exploration of the iconic band Joy Division and the city of Manchester which itself had a role in shaping their unique sound.

Showlinks
Grant Gee
Joy Division
Meeting People Is Easy
CINECITY
Bolex
Warren Sonbert
Idioteque – Radiohead
Fried My Little Brains – The Kills
Nature Boy – Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Control
Touching from a Distance
Jon Savage
Apple Final Cut Pro
Northwest Film Archive
Factory Records
Sheffield Doc/Fest
The Weinstein Company
The Works
Jim Perrin
Banff Mountain Festival