Make it New John

0.0(0)201050m1

Make it new John tells the story of the DeLorean car, its creator John DeLorean and the workers of the Belfast-based car plant who built it. The film deftly contrasts the DeLorean dream with its spectacular downfall during a critical period in Northern Ireland's history, and the canonisation of the car - the DMC12 - as a symbol of the American myth of mobility. As with the earlier works such as Bernadette (2008) and Falls Burns Malone Fiddles (2003), in Make it New John, Campbell fuses a documentary aesthetic with fictive moments, using existing archive news and documentary footage from the 1980s as well as new 16mm footage which imagines conversations between DeLorean factory workers. Campbell questions the documentary genre and reflects here on broader existential themes and narrative drives.

Share WhatsApp Telegram
Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
—
Language
EN

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Produced in

United Kingdom

Videos

No extra videos are listed for this title yet.

Release dates

  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1 Jan 2010

Frequently asked questions

Make it New John was released on 1 January 2010.

Member reviews

Sign in to rate and review. Browsing stays free and open.

Sign in

Member comments

0

Sign in to post a comment. Browsing stays free and open.

Sign in

More like this