PULP: What Do You Do For An Encore? - Director Garth Jennings

PULP: What Do You Do For An Encore? is a celebration of one of Britain's most unusual bands, captured during their triumphant 2025 tour. Directed by longtime collaborator Garth Jennings and narrated by PULP frontman, Jarvis Cocker , the film weaves together footage from their ingenious live show with four decades of never-before-seen archival material, charting the band’s circuitous journey from Sheffield outsiders to unlikely cultural icons. Featuring twenty songs spanning the course of their career, PULP: What Do You Do For An Encore? is a tribute to a band of misfits whose sharp social commentary, sarcastic yet sincere wit, and enduring empathy with their audience continue to resonate across generations. PULP: WHAT DO YOU DO FOR AN ENCORE? is a MUBI Production directed by Garth Jennings and edited by Barney Pilling ( The Grand Budapest Hotel , Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris ). About the filmmaker - Garth Jennings is a film director, writer and artist. He has directed numerous music videos and commercials through his co-owned production company Hammer & Tongs. His work includes videos for Blur, Radiohead, Beck, R.E.M., Fatboy Slim and Vampire Weekend. He directed the feature film The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and wrote and directed the semi-autobiographical film Son of Rambow . Garth went on to write and direct the animated films Sing and Sing 2 with Illumination Entertainment which grossed more than a billion dollars at the box office, and the short film Sing Thriller , which premiered on Netflix in October 2024. In 2019, he wrote and directed the short film Madame , which was screened and presented in various international film festivals and awarded the title of Best Short. He is the author of four children’s books: The Wildest Cowboy , The Deadly Seven , The Good, the Bad and the Deadly Seven , and The Curse of the Deadly Seven . He also directed the live shows of the band Pulp for their worldwide concert tours both in 2023 and in 2025. Garth is currently writing and directing his next movie. About the subject - Jarvis Cocker is a musician & broadcaster from the north of England. He formed the band Pulp in 1978 whilst at secondary school. They went on to become one of the most successful UK groups of the 1990s. Between 2009 & 2017 he presented the BBC 6Music programme Jarvis Cocker’s Sunday Service as well as the ongoing, award-winning BBC Radio 4 documentary series Wireless Nights. He has honorary doctorates from both Sheffield Hallam University and Central Saint Martin’s School of Art (which he attended 1988-91). His lyric collection Mother, Brother, Lover was published by Faber in 2011. Good Pop, Bad Pop , his first work of long-form prose, was published by Jonathan Cape in 2022. The Sunday Service is back on air this year as Someday Service .