The film premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival . It was released theatrically in Ireland and Britain on 9 May 2014 and on DVD and On-Demand on 12 September 2014 . Jon lives in a small coastal town in England but aspires to be a songwriter . While walking along the beach , Jon witnesses a man trying to drown himself . The man is revived but taken to the hospital . Jon talks to Don , who explains the man was a keyboardist in an experimental band called the Soronprfbs , managed by him . Jon mentions that he plays keyboards and is invited to play with him in town that night . Jon goes along and meets the rest of the band , all of whom are reluctant about Jon , except for Frank , the band 's leader who constantly wears a papier-mâché mask over his head . The concert goes well until Clara breaks her theremin and storms offstage
2014 Sundance Film Festival
2014 Sundance Film Festival
Frank (film)