The Man from Mo'Wax

The Man from Mo'Wax

109 mins | Documentary, Music | Aug. 31, 2018

James Lavelle played his first DJ set at 14, launched pioneering record label Mo'Wax at 18 and released the genre defining UNKLE album Psyence Fiction at 22. His phenomenally rapid rise seemed limitless, but it's only when you're going so fast that the wheels fall off. The Man from Mo’Wax tells the remarkable story of one of the most enigmatic yet influential figures in contemporary British culture. Unearthed from over 700 hours of footage including exclusive personal archive spanning three decades, we get the rare opportunity to watch a boy become a man in the world of music. The result is an exhilarating, no holds-barred ride into the life of an extraordinary man and an equally extraordinary era, taking in some decidedly flawed decision-making (both personal and professional), Lavelle emerges as an innovative artist who thinks big and consistently overcomes adversity.

The Man from Mo'Wax

109 mins | Documentary, Music | Aug. 31, 2018

The Man from Mo'Wax
James Lavelle played his first DJ set at 14, launched pioneering record label Mo'Wax at 18 and released the genre defining UNKLE album Psyence Fiction at 22. His phenomenally rapid rise seemed limitless, but it's only when you're going so fast that the wheels fall off. The Man from Mo’Wax tells the remarkable story of one of the most enigmatic yet influential figures in contemporary British culture. Unearthed from over 700 hours of footage including exclusive personal archive spanning three decades, we get the rare opportunity to watch a boy become a man in the world of music. The result is an exhilarating, no holds-barred ride into the life of an extraordinary man and an equally extraordinary era, taking in some decidedly flawed decision-making (both personal and professional), Lavelle emerges as an innovative artist who thinks big and consistently overcomes adversity.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers 28 Entertainment, Capture
Original title The Man from Mo'Wax
Directors Matthew Jones
Writers

Cast

Joshua Homme

as Himself

Ian Brown

as Himself

Grandmaster Flash

as Himself

DJ Shadow

as Himself

Badly Drawn Boy

as Himself

Robert Del Naja

as Himself

Steve Finan

as Himself

James Lavelle

as Himself

Gilles Peterson

as Himself

Swifty

as Himself

Thom Yorke

as Himself