‘Algorithm Party’ is the full-length feature film featuring the spoken word artist 'Roy' (PJ Smith) based on his debut publication of the same name (published by Rough Trade). ‘Algorithm Party’ is an authentic, forthright glimpse into working class life, told with a blunt honesty with humour and compassion. Roy’s deft, articulate and startlingly observed musings veer from the comic to the calamitous in a breath, cutting to the quick of the broad swathe of people and personalities that comprise his native city, from struggling parents to small-time criminals, pent-up white-collar workers to drinkers long lost to the ale. Roy’s eye is as keen as it is generous, presenting, in the great tradition of English realism, the real lives of people up against it in all sorts of ways, muddling through, trying to make the best of it. Roy is not a poet. Roy is a storyteller Production. The film is the full-length directorial debut by Roy Boulter – drummer in Liverpool band The Farm, who has produced ten theatrically-released feature films over the past fifteen years alongside partner Sol Papadopoulos for Hurricane Films. Hurricane Films have produced ‘Algorithm Party’ in partnership with co-producers Twenty-One Media. The film is scored by two composers Steve Grimes (also a member of The Farm) and Steve Powell (Ark Recording studios) who provide separate, contrasting - but intertwining – pieces, providing a dramatic counterpoint to Roy’s enthralling stories. The film is shot mostly on location in the iconic St Georges Hall Concert Room in Liverpool - where Dickens and other notable writers have performed, and where Hurricane Films shot footage for Terence Davies’ multi-award-winning feature documentary 'Of Time And The City'. Produced by Solon Papadopoulos and Roy Boulter, Hurricane’s previous releases - all of which have premiered at A-list international festivals - including three with legendary director Terence Davies. ‘Of Time And The City’ (for which Sol and Roy were BAFTA-nominated), ‘Sunset Song’ (Peter Mullan and Agyness Deyn) and ‘A Quiet Passion’ (Cynthia Nixon, Jennifer Ehle & Keith Carradine) - followed by; ‘A Prayer Before Dawn’ (Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire - starring Joe Cole). ‘Sometimes Always Never’ (written by Frank Cottrell Boyce, directed by Carl Hunter - starring Bill Nighy, Sam Riley and Jenny Agutter) and ‘The Last Bus’ (Gillies McKinnon - starring Timothy Spall). Director’s statement. As an admirer of the spoken word performer 'Roy' (PJ Smith), I’ve always felt that his visceral tales of extraordinary working class Liverpool life, were not just visual but cinematic. Despite the seemingly parochial, down-at-heel settings, there is an abstract beauty to it all, depicting a bleak rawness while retaining an inherent humour. While deciding on how best to capture Roy’s performance of 'Algorithm Party’, I was inspired by Spalding Grey’s 80's classic 'Swimming to Cambodia' which also featured compelling tales told straight to camera. Roy Boulter 2026