A documentary about Hoylake band The Coral is being shown in cinemas.
Billed as “the story of six working-class Wirral teens that…shook the British Indie music scene”, Dreaming of You: The Making of The Coral follows the story of the group, who rose to fame in the early noughties and have gone on to release 12 albums.
Made by J6 Films and narrated by the band, the film is described as “an immersive experience that creatively combines reconstruction, archive footage, and animation to capture the early 2000s era”.
The synopsis says: “As the friends leave their sleepy hometown of Hoylake in pursuit of musical glory, the spotlight eventually finds them but is it fame they’re after or it just being together?”
Nick Power from the band said: “If you’re going to tell the story of The Coral, then it would be about growing up. An adventure that led to an album.”
Photo credit: Jonathan Worth
Director James Slater said: “I wanted Dreaming of You to be an immersive experience—one that transports us back to Northwest England in the late ’90s and early 2000s.
“The visual aesthetic of the film is further enhanced by the formats used to shoot both the GVs and reconstructions—Mini DV, Hi-8, 16mm, and 8mm—all mediums that were used to document the band at the time.
“This rich visual tapestry is accompanied not only by the band’s musical archive but also by a layered sound design that further immerses us in the era, embedding us deeply within the time and place.”
The film also features appearances from The Lightning Seeds, The Zutons and Tramp Attack.
It premiered at The Light cinema in New Brighton last Friday and will be shown at around 40 picture houses nationwide from later this month.
More information is available at https://www.dreaming-of-you.co.uk/
