Naked and Famous: Tricky

dir. Mark Kidel, UK, 1997, 52 min

The first of Kidel’s self-shot documentaries, “Naked and Famous” is a surprisingly intimate and revealing portrait of Bristol’s self-taught maverick and musical genius. Proud of his ‘mongrel’ family, Adrian Thaws (aka Tricky) tells the story of his creative journey from a world of part-gypsy entertainers and mixed-race gangsters in the working-class suburb of Knowle West to acclaim as one of the most original musicians of his generation.

A film about passion, instinct and the courage to be different.