Special Presentation: Calvet

*QFT is delighted to welcome director Dominic Allan for an intro and Q&A on Saturday 26 November and executive producer Brendan Byrne for an intro on Sunday 27 November.*

A remarkable life story is explored in this acclaimed new documentary by Dominic Allan.

"I was the perfect example of a total bastard," admits Jean Marc Calvet. Now a successful artist he sells paintings for tens of thousands of dollars. But as he invites the viewer on a tour of his seedy past, it soon becomes clear it was not always so. Via a troubled childhood and violent adolescence, Calvet was hooked on drugs and working as a bodyguard to support his young son. When a rich, mysterious American offered him the chance to abandon his life and move to America, he grabbed it, and embarked on a course of extreme self-destruction. In this stylish, vibrantly edited film, he takes us with him on his search for redemption."Powerful, riveting, inspiring... an emotional roller coaster"
David Gritten, Daily Telegraph UK

"An astonishing true story, will stay with you forever * * * *" - Henry Fitzherbert, Sunday Express UK

"Calvet recounts a life story as dramatic and colorful as his intense paintings" - Leslie Felperin, Variety

"Special Jury competition title CALVET... one of the most buzzed about films at the festival" - AJ Schnack at Sheffield

See the trailer for the film here - http://youtu.be/Wwoy3oocw9c 

Press coverage of the film:

http://twitchfilm.com/interviews/2011/11/interview-calvet-director-dominic-allan.php

http://www.trisickle.co.uk/2011/11/18/calvet-uk-release/

http://www.subtitledonline.com/special-features/dominic-allan-jean-marc-calvet

http://screengrabmag.co.uk/?p=1703

http://britdoc.org/news_details/calvet_in_uk_cinemas_from_november_24th/

http://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2011/11/calvet-film-released-to-uk-cinemas.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/nov/17/calvet-film-review