A Life in the Death of Joe Meek

Often considered to be Britain’s finest music producer, Joe Meek was a creative maverick with remarkable aptitude for making and producing successful pop records from his small studio in a flat above a leather goods store. Yet despite this commercial success Meek led a troubled personal life,coping with his deteriorating mental health as well as dealing with being a homosexual at a time when it was illegal. This documentary traces the rise and fall of Joe Meek from childhood to his death by his own hand in 1967, and includes interviews with some of Meek’s closest friends and fans including The Tornados (whose Meek-produced hit Telstar was the first US number one by a British group) and Alex Kapranos (Franz Ferdinand).

* We are delighted to welcome director Howard S. Berger, Pete Holder of The Tornadoes and The Saxons, and drummer Ricky Winter of Heinz and The Wild Boys, who will be present at the screening to answer questions.