The People’s Joker has a UK release date. The film will land on the big screen acrosss the country from 21st February through new distributor Matchbox Cine.
Director / co-writer Vera Drew stars alongside Tim Heidecker, Bob Odenkirk and many others in this DIY parody film. The People’s Joker is described as a reimagining of the classic autobiographical coming-of-age story that follows an unconfident, closeted trans girl as she moves to Gotham to make it big as a comedian, joining the cast of government-sanctioned sketch show UCB Live, in a world where comedy has been outlawed.
Glasgow-based Matchbox Cine are an independent distributor, exhibitor, event producer and an award-winning producer of access materials, specialising in descriptive subtitles and audio description for film exhibition & distribution. The People’s Joker marks Matchbox Cine’s first venture into new release titles, with previous activities including repertory titles Crime Wave (John Paizs, 1985), legendary “lost” film Troika (Fredric Hobbs, 1969) and Welsh-language horrors Gwaed Ar Y Sêr (Wil Aaron, 1975) and O’r Ddaear Hen (Wil Aaron, 1981).
Matchbox Cine’s Megan Mitchell says, “We’re thrilled to be able to finally bring The People’s Joker to audiences across the UK and Ireland. Matchbox Cine’s exhibition activities have always been about uplifting the orphans, outcasts and outliers of cult cinema and Vera’s quintessential cult midnight movie is the perfect fit as our first new release title.”
