Ian MacKaye Movies

A documentary about the life and career of UK singer-songwriter and Adverts frontman, TV Smith.

The ongoing relationship between the worlds of punk rock and animal rights and how the music became a breeding ground for vegan activism.

Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind visually documents the explosion of Grunge, the Seattle Sound, within the context of the...

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"Dope, Hookers and Pavement" is a lively and unfiltered account of the early days of the Detroit hardcore punk scene, circa 1981-82, in the notorious...

Through an oral history format of in-depth interviews and archival footage, RIOT ON THE DANCE FLOOR bring to life the gritty story of City Gardens,...

A documentary about the singer/songwriter Vic Chesnutt

Punk activist collective Positive Force emerged in 1985, rising from the ashes of Revolution Summer. This feature-length film by Robin Bell...

An hour-long documentary filmed by the band, Superchunk, on its 2001 tour of Japan, Europe and the US

36 minutes of video footage shot by Lance Bangs and Jem Cohen (famously used in the Instrument movie).

A real time journey witnessing the rise, fall, and ultimate redemption of the fierce feminist pioneers of American grunge punk: L7.

A documentary film that tells the story of the origins of Riot Grrrl in the American independent music scene of the 1990s, and how this feminist...

The stories of some of the biggest artists in music, recalling the romance and adventure, as well as the idiocy and chaos, of their time on the road....

A documentary feature examining why over 3000 independent record stores have closed across the U.S. in the past decade. Many sources all pose threats...

These days, there’s a lot of talk about outsiders in politics, but very few people can claim outsider status like Joe Keithley, punk legend...

When does art become obscenity? Cover Your Ears takes a close look at this question through the lens of the past 100 years of music and the...

This documentary features interviews with Ian MacKaye (Fugazi), J Mascis (Dinosaur jr.), John John Jesse (Demonic Erotic painter), Jim Rose (Jim Rose...

An in-depth exploration of a seminal moment in DC music history (circa 1976 to 1984) and the rise of harDCore. The film is made up of a mix of rare...

Breadcrumb Trail focuses on Slint's seminal album, Spiderland, and the Louisville music scene from which the band originated.

The most widely associated perception of Straight Edge involves abstinence from alcohol, tobacco, other drugs and promiscuous sex. Since it's origin...