At first, Reality is Not Enough doesn’t sound that interesting, but when I say it’s a documentary about Irvine Wesh. Well, that changes everything.
Welsh is best known for writing a small British book called Trainspotting. It’s a book about the popular pastime of writing down the train numbers of locomotives in the UK. I haven’t read the book, but the movie was very different.
Trainspotting was a movie about recreational drug use. You obviously know what Welsh’s Trainspotting was about; it was a massive movie that launched people like Danny Boyle and Ewan McGregor into the stratosphere.
Welsh is also known for books, and then movies and TV shows, like Crime and Filth. Filth, if you haven’t seen it, is very good, with James McAvoy as a very anti-hero.
There is a new documentary about Welsh called Reality is Not Enough, and here is a trailer.
From award-winning director Paul Sng, Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough is an illuminating documentary offering a rare glimpse into the mind of a prolific artist at work and play.
Press Release
From the rest of the press release, Irvine Welsh is at a crossroads. After experiencing the huge success of several film adaptations and six million books sold worldwide, he has become acutely aware of his own mortality. Now, with his hedonistic days drawing to a close, the outspoken author decides to explore the boundaries of consciousness through a psychedelic DMT trip.
And still one burning question remains – what will come next?
This captivating piece of autobiographical filmmaking combines intimate observational footage with readings from his novels narrated by Liam Neeson (Taken, Batman Begins, Star Wars), Maxine Peake (The Theory of Everything, Shameless), musician Nick Cave, Ruth Negga (Ad Astra, Passing) and Stephen Graham (Adolescence, The Irishman).
Irvine Welsh – Reality is Not Enough will be in cinemas from the 26th of Sept.
