The late, but unassailably great, alternative stand up legend Bill Hicks is the subject of new feature length documentary, American: The Bill Hicks Story, and you can catch a sneak peak at the film’s trailer below.

Synopsis:

The real life story of an icon, and alternative hero to many, American: The Bill Hicks Story has been made with huge involvement from Bill’s friends and family and contains live action with a stunning new animation technique manipulating 1,000s of photographs to uniquely immerse the audiences in his world, which is re-told from the point-of-view of the people who shared it with him.

American: The Bill Hicks Story hits UK cinemas on 14th May, courtesy of Verve Pictures