DUMMY JIM TOUR

DUMMY JIM
next stop, england
Samuel Dore
Photograph Ian Dodds
DUMMY JIM > ENGLAND TOUR 2015
Very beautiful and utterly bonkers The List ****
Stimulates the senses, a sensory movie experience Het Parool ****
A totally unique mixture of documentary, fiction and playful visual poetry EIFF 2013
Nominated for the Michael Powell Award for Best British Film (Edinburgh International Film Festival 2013) and a Tiger Award (International Film Festival Rotterdam 2013) Dummy Jim weaves fiction, documentary, animation and archive to explore the eccentric adventures of profoundly deaf Scots long-distance cyclist James Duthie who hailed from the close-knit Aberdeenshire fishing community of Cairnbulg and Inverallochy.
In 1951, he set out on a lone cycling tour to Morocco. After three months of pedalling, he reached the Arctic Circle.
“If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans.”
12 years in the making, director Matt Hulse crafts a multi-layered memorial to a quietly determined maverick and the community that shaped him, with present-day village inhabitants emerging as creative participants.
Deaf actor Samuel Dore leads.
TOUR DATEs
Director Matt Hulse will attend every screening for a Q&A. All screenings captioned. English / BSL interpretation so far confirmed at Wirksworth, Bristol and London.
BOOK EARLY to avoid disappointment.
Can't be bothered going out, dear England? Organize a screening in your own home!
DUMMY JIM official trailer
BACK PEDAL > SCOTLAND TOUR 2014
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Sunday 16th August 7.30pm ★ The Northern Light Cinema (Wirksworth) SOLD OUT
Wednesday 19th August 7pm ★ Birmingham Bike Foundry ➙ book
Friday 21st August 7pm ★ Manor Yard Barn (Bridport) ➙ details
Saturday 22nd August 6pm ★ Wooda Farm (North Cornwall) SOLD OUT
with short films by Tony Hill and a live performance from Bristol electronica duo The Twelve Hour Foundation
Sunday 23rd August 5pm ★ Cyclescreen: Bristol Bike Film Festival ➙ book
with a live performance from Bristol electronica duo The Twelve Hour Foundation
Saturday 29th August ★ Whitley Bay Film Festival (bike-in) ➙ info
Sunday 30th August 2pm ★ Hyde Park Picturehouse (Leeds) ➙ book
with a live performance from Dummy Jim score composers The Murray Vulliamy Duo
Monday 31st August 6.30pm ★ Eten Café (Sheffield) ➙ contact
in association with The Friday Night Ride and The Magic Lantern Film Club
Saturday 5th September 7pm ★ The Horse Hospital (London) ➙ book
with a live performance from Bristol electronica duo The Twelve Hour Foundation