Chris Waitt’s comic documentary about his lack of enduring relationships is financed through a new Low Budget Feature Film Scheme run through Warp X. They have made edgy and innovative films, such as Shane Meadow’s Dead Man’s Shoes (which I love) and Chris Cunningham’s Rubber Jonny. Warp X received the £4.5m to fund a slate of 6 digital films with directors wishing to explore new visual styles within digital filmmaking. Chris’ film is the first to be relased, Donkey Punch is the next due. (Sex a theme?)
A Complete History of My Sexual Failures has been met with mixed feelings in the documentary world. Some have suggested the documentary label has been falsely plastered to a dramatised version of his past life, and Chris has played up his deadpan image extremely. Is he for real? I met up with Chris to find out whether the film is actually an authentic authored doc, and how deeply buried the serious filmmaker is behind the funny man…
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