New Town Utopia is a feature documentary film about utopian dreams and concrete realities - the challenging, funny, and sometimes tragic story of the British new town of Basildon, Essex. The narrative is guided by the artists, musicians and poets of Basildon - on a journey through memory, place and performance. Facing austerity, adversity and personal battles they are individuals driven by creative spirit to help their community through art, poetry, music - and some rather an... (Full plot summary below)
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New Town Utopia is a feature documentary film about utopian dreams and concrete realities - the challenging, funny, and sometimes tragic story of the British new town of Basildon, Essex. The narrative is guided by the artists, musicians and poets of Basildon - on a journey through memory, place and performance. Facing austerity, adversity and personal battles they are individuals driven by creative spirit to help their community through art, poetry, music - and some rather angry puppets. New Town Utopia features Oscar-winning actor Jim Broadbent (Iris, Topsy-Turvy, Moulin Rouge) as the voice of Lewis Silkin MP. Directed by Christopher Ian Smith (Arterial, Cumulus) and Executive Produced by Margaret Matheson (Scum, Sid and Nancy, Sleep Furiously). In 2018 there will be a UK screening tour in cinemas and galleries, DVD and online release.
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| Financial TimesDanny LeighThis sweet, sad film is an ode to the unique moment when postwar Britain allowed itself to dream - and shape that dream in concrete. |
| Backseat MafiaRob AldamIt's a fascinating portrait of the rise and fall of a community and a movement. |
| The Big IssueEdward LawrensonUnlikely though that sounds, it leaves a rich impression: New Town Utopia is an intelligent, poignant and delicately ambiguous portrait of a place routinely dismissed as a provincial backwater. |
| Flick FilosopherMaryAnn JohansonA lovely, melancholy documentary about the planned community of Basildon in England... but really about squandering of postwar optimism with the rise of neoliberalism. |
| HeyUGuysLinda MarricA compelling look at a failed social experiment. The great draw of the film is its focus on the passions and pride of the people who are still in mired in the fallout. |
| GuardianPeter BradshawHere is an absorbing and heartening documentary portrait of Basildon in Essex, conceived as a super-modern utopian development for the forelock-tugging working classes after the second world war. |
| One Room With A ViewStephanie WattsIt is an honest, hopeful examination of the history and potential future of the places we choose to call home. |
| Irish TimesTara BradyAs with Kate McCullough's exemplary gliding camerawork for The Quiet Architect, [director Christopher Ian] Smith uses graceful Steadicam and elegant composition to find beauty in brutalist forms. |
| Daily Express (UK)Andy LeaThis thoughtful documentary examines the dreams of British post-war town planners through the story of Basildon in Essex, a town so perfectly designed that they did not bother with a train station. |
| Little White LiesMalika KingstonAn inspirational film about the power of art, but slow moving and a little forgettable. |
