The cult band captured by a fan who became family—before everything fell apart.
Mick Middles's previously unreleased documentary on The Fall from 1994. Made available as an extra on Northern Cream: The Fall DVD That Fights Back in 2009.
Production
Held hostage for 15 years—worth the wait
Direction
Middles embedded, not observing from afar
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Middles was The Fall's biographer and publicist, making this the rare doc where filmmaker and subject are genuinely entangled.
The 15-year delay meant this surfaced after John Peel's 2004 death—his voice here became unintentional eulogy.
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