No Manifesto: A Film About Manic Street Preachers

The documentary is about the band Manic Street Preachers. The group came out of Wales. In 1991 they announced a bold aim. They planned to sell sixteen million copies of their debut and then break up. That did not happen and the band carried on. Over the years they had many hits. There is a loss among them. The lyricist Richey Edwards disappeared in 1995. The film comes to this around its midpoint. Edwards appears briefly in archive clips. The documentary was originally designed around the fans. It then turned to the band’s own story. The group gave the director wide access. The camera goes on tour and into the studio. James Dean Bradfield and Nicky Wire appear in the ninety six minute documentary. It is an American production Elizabeth Marcus finished in 2015.