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I Am a Mutoid: A Glastonbury Hero

2021 · 62 min

A scruffy, affectionate portrait of outsider artists turning scrap into spectacle, equal parts nostalgic and rebellious.

Directed by
Letmiya Sztalryd
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Joe Rush, Michael Eavis, Julien Temple
Overview
Spreading the gospel of "Mutation", Joe Rush and his Mutoid Waste Company, an underground collective of wild and subversive performers whose credo is the art made of waste, the parties and the road, shake up the alternative cultural history of Europe.

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Directed by
Letmiya Sztalryd
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Joe Rush, Michael Eavis, Julien Temple
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • rebellion
  • found family
  • freedom
  • environment
Places
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Action2
Horror1
Humour5
Realism8
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Letmiya Sztalryd
Starring
Joe Rush, Michael Eavis, Julien Temple, Johnny Depp
Runtime
62 min
Languages
English

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