Welcome To The Darkness is an upcoming documentary set for release very soon. The film focusses in on the British band ‘The Darkness’ as they celebrate their 20th anniversary. We have a debut poster and clip from the feature, our first look at the movie.
Lightbulb Film Distribution will debut the warts and all feature-length documentary about the British rockers, which will play in cinemas on November 9th for one night only, plus encores. It will also be available on digital download and Blu-ray from December 4th.
In 2003, British rockers The Darkness took the world by storm with their smash hit single ‘I Believe In A Thing Called Love’ and the award-winning, chart-topping, multi-platinum debut album Permission to Land. Then, at the height of their fame in 2006, the band split up and fell off the music radar.
Nine years later, director, and renowned celebrity portrait and beauty photographer, Simon Emmett (Underhill) followed The Darkness on their long, rocky and hilarious comeback trail. From a small pub gig in the middle of nowhere with the ambition of performing at packed arena shows once again, Welcome to The Darkness shows the stark reality of a ‘cult band’ struggling to recapture former glory.
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With unprecedented access, unseen archive footage, and intimate interviews filmed over six years, Welcome to The Darkness promises a tongue-in-cheek reflection on fame, failure, friendship and forgiveness.
‘At its heart, this is a unique account of a band of brothers who are still haunted by the demons that ripped them apart. A band who can defiantly laugh in the face of adversities in their ultimate quest for happiness and redemption,’ so says the official press release.
We have the first clip from the movie below, and the poster above. More as it comes in.
