Carl James Hunter (born 21 April 1965, Liverpool, England) is an English director and

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

and the

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in the Liverpool-based

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group The Farm.

Career

Music

In 1983, Hunter was part of the second wave of members who joined The Farm, and apart from his musical contributions, he also helped to design their CD jackets and sleeves. The band's 1991 album '' Spartacus'' reached number 1 in the UK Albums Chart. Three singles from the band reached the Top 10 in the UK Singles Chart; 1990's "

Groovy Train "Groovy Train" was the second single released by Liverpool-based group The Farm. It was released in 1990 as the first single from their debut album ''Spartacus'' (which would be in 1991), having been produced by Graham "Suggs" McPherson of M ...

" and " All Together Now", as well as the 2004 remix of "All Together Now".

Film and media

After completing a Master's Degree in Multi Media Design and Production in 1995, Hunter went on to direct, produce and write a number of short films in the late 1990s, including ''Blood Sports for All: The Punk Kes'' and ''Birthday Boy''. Since the early 2000s, Hunter has worked closely with Frank Cottrell Boyce (writer of '' Millions'' and ''

24 Hour Party People ''24 Hour Party People'' is a 2002 British biographical comedy-drama film about Manchester's popular music community from 1976 to 1992, and specifically about Factory Records. It was written by Frank Cottrell Boyce and directed by Michael Win ...

''). In 2007, they released the feature film ''

Grow Your Own ''Grow Your Own'' is a 2007 British comedy film directed by Richard Laxton, and written by Frank Cottrell Boyce and Carl Hunter. It stars Benedict Wong, John Henshaw, Eddie Marsan, Pearce Quigley, Omid Djalili, Alan Williams, Philip Jack ...

'', a British comedy set on a Merseyside allotment. Hunter acted as a

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and co-writer on the film. Alongside this, he has continued to direct short films and documentaries for television and film festivals. In 2009, Hunter adapted the short story ''Accelerate'', written by Cottrell Boyce for

The Reader ''The Reader'' (german: Der Vorleser) is a novel by German law professor and judge Bernhard Schlink, published in Germany in 1995 and in the United States in 1997. The story is a parable, dealing with the difficulties post-war German generations ...

, into a short online film. In 2011, Hunter worked as photographic illustrator on Cottrell Boyce's book ''The Unforgotten Coat'', which won the 2012 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the 2012 Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis. He directed '' Sometimes Always Never'', a feature film written by Cottrell Boyce, that was produced in Northwest England. In May 2016, it was announced that Bill Nighy had joined the cast. The film was released in 2018. Hunter currently teaches film production at Ormskirk's Edge Hill University, and runs an independent record label based in the university called The Label Recordings featuring artists such as Ali Horn, Hooton Tennis Club, Youth Hostel and The Pre-Amps among others.

Filmography

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