“Startlingly honest and sincere, this is essential viewing for fans of Numan and electronic music.”
At the end of the 1970s, Gary Numan found himself to be one of the world’s biggest-selling recording artists, “Are ‘Friends’ Electric?” and “Cars” were huge hits, no one had heard, or seen, anyone like Gary Numan. The Asperger’s syndrome that helped forge Numan’s tunnel-like ambition, informing his music and image, also brought problems. At a time when the public knew little about the condition, the press labeled him a freak, one paper suggested his parents should have been doctored for giving birth to him. Depression, anxiety, near bankruptcy and a long period in the wilderness followed. Then Numan fell in love with his biggest fan…
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This new highly candid and personal portrait of Gary Numan is co-presented by Groovescooter for the Antenna International Documentary Film Festival. Check out the rest of their 2016 documentary program at antennafestival.org
