Focus on Punk
It is an often overlooked fact that punk and the do-it-yourself mentality went beyond just music to encompass publishing, clothes and of course film.
UK author and academic Jack Sargent is one of the editors of the book No Focus: Punk on Film and curator of Focus on Punk – a program of films, documentaries, and rare and unseen shorts that charts the chaotic and anarchic history of punk cinema.
Looking beyond the much-covered Clash and Pistols, Sargent delves into roots of punk counter-culture.
Highlights include: Emilio Estevez (in arguably his greatest role) andHarry Dean Stanton in the essential Repo Man; the John Water’s trash classic Desperate Living; the first ever ‘punk’ film, Derek Jarman’s Jubilee; a peek inside the reclusive world of DIY legend Billy Childish; a detailed look at the achievements and influence of The Gun Club; Wayne’s World director’s first effort Suburbia; and, a collection of incredible shorts covering the punk and no-wave scenes and the bands and characters who populated them. This not to bemissed run of films shines a big bright light on the movement that put the power in the hands of the people. Viva la revolution.
Format: Festival
Mood: Nostalgic
Keywords: ACMI, Documentary, Short Film, Unseen cinema, Jack Sargent
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