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ToryBoy The Movie
ToryBoy The Movie is a 2011 gonzo-style British documentary feature film directed by and starring John Walsh. It follows Walsh as he becomes a political candidate for the Conservative Party in the Yorkshire constituency of Middlesbrough.
A staunch Labour Party supporter all his life, Walsh had become disillusioned with the party. When David Cameron opened the door to allow non party members to run for the Conservative candidacy ahead of the 2010 general election, John Walsh decided to do just that and document his experiences on camera. He came third in the election; Stuart Bell remained the MP for Middlesbrough, but the Conservative share of the vote increased to 18.8 per cent.
The film was based on the 72 hours of footage made by Walsh on the campaign trail. It made the case that Labour's Stuart Bell should not be the Member of Parliament (MP) of Middlesbrough, as Bell – who had been the MP since 1983 – was absent so often from Middlesbrough that he would be an unsuitable candidate. Walsh showed the finished film in a free showing a year after the election. On the Who Can I vote For? website, Walsh gives a humorous warning: "this film contains strong language throughout and scenes of politicians that some viewers may find offensive".
Walsh paid homage to the great title designer Saul Bass and recreated his angular animations to create a fresh approach to telling this story.[citation needed] According to The White Balance (the animation studio that Walsh worked with), "This mad cap comedy best captured the visual style and the transition of the film was making from a serious expose of the political shenanigans in the North East, to a political satire."
Interviewed for Benjamin Glass' blog published by the Digital Journal in April 2011 before its release, Walsh said that he took a risk making this film: "For something like this, an investigative film, there will be some who think that I have exceeded my brief as a candidate. I would say that it is right to look at injustice and in this country people have died so that we may all have the right to question those in authority and those in public office." When it premiered in London in May 2011, The Northern Echo reported Walsh's suggestion that the film might force a by-election as a result of its findings. Walsh said he had been serious about becoming an MP and had self-funded his £15,000 election campaign. "When I got to Middlesbrough I found a town that politics had forgotten and a MP who was there in name only, a truly depressingly affair.”
A screening at the Frontline Club took place on 22 November 2011 followed by a Q&A with John Walsh.
In 2018, in a podcast interview with BritFlicks, Walsh talked about the difficulties in making the film.
In 2011 the film was nominated for the Grierson Awards for "Best Documentary on a Contemporary Theme".
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ToryBoy The Movie
ToryBoy The Movie is a 2011 gonzo-style British documentary feature film directed by and starring John Walsh. It follows Walsh as he becomes a political candidate for the Conservative Party in the Yorkshire constituency of Middlesbrough.
A staunch Labour Party supporter all his life, Walsh had become disillusioned with the party. When David Cameron opened the door to allow non party members to run for the Conservative candidacy ahead of the 2010 general election, John Walsh decided to do just that and document his experiences on camera. He came third in the election; Stuart Bell remained the MP for Middlesbrough, but the Conservative share of the vote increased to 18.8 per cent.
The film was based on the 72 hours of footage made by Walsh on the campaign trail. It made the case that Labour's Stuart Bell should not be the Member of Parliament (MP) of Middlesbrough, as Bell – who had been the MP since 1983 – was absent so often from Middlesbrough that he would be an unsuitable candidate. Walsh showed the finished film in a free showing a year after the election. On the Who Can I vote For? website, Walsh gives a humorous warning: "this film contains strong language throughout and scenes of politicians that some viewers may find offensive".
Walsh paid homage to the great title designer Saul Bass and recreated his angular animations to create a fresh approach to telling this story.[citation needed] According to The White Balance (the animation studio that Walsh worked with), "This mad cap comedy best captured the visual style and the transition of the film was making from a serious expose of the political shenanigans in the North East, to a political satire."
Interviewed for Benjamin Glass' blog published by the Digital Journal in April 2011 before its release, Walsh said that he took a risk making this film: "For something like this, an investigative film, there will be some who think that I have exceeded my brief as a candidate. I would say that it is right to look at injustice and in this country people have died so that we may all have the right to question those in authority and those in public office." When it premiered in London in May 2011, The Northern Echo reported Walsh's suggestion that the film might force a by-election as a result of its findings. Walsh said he had been serious about becoming an MP and had self-funded his £15,000 election campaign. "When I got to Middlesbrough I found a town that politics had forgotten and a MP who was there in name only, a truly depressingly affair.”
A screening at the Frontline Club took place on 22 November 2011 followed by a Q&A with John Walsh.
In 2018, in a podcast interview with BritFlicks, Walsh talked about the difficulties in making the film.
In 2011 the film was nominated for the Grierson Awards for "Best Documentary on a Contemporary Theme".