A celebration of the Irish punk/poet Shane MacGowan, lead singer and songwriter of The Pogues, that combines unseen archive footage from the band and MacGowan’s family with original animations.
Direction
Julien Temple's kinetic, impressionistic approach to a life unraveled.
Editing
Seamless blend of animation, archive chaos, and present-day wreckage.
Sound
The Pogues' discography as narrative spine and emotional wrecking ball.
Director
Julien Temple
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Temple previously directed The Filth and the Fury—his punk archaeology here treats MacGowan as Irish national monument, not just musician.
MacGowan's sister provided family films unseen for decades; the childhood footage of him singing at age five supposedly predicts his entire vocal style.
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