Our first proper release is going to be a reissue of this classic "scene" documentary: This original documentary focuses on the Long Island DIY punk scene - a group of kids who have built a community around a love of music and a passion for creating an alternative to dominant consumerist society. By putting on shows in basements, booking and traveling on national tours, and releasing their own records, these kids attempt to distance themselves from the corporate influence that they consider not only unnecessary, but unwelcome. This fascinating look into the workings of a DIY punk community also examines the scene's shortcomings, such as undercurrents of sexism, problems of self sufficiency, which pressures some people to seek out the same corporate avenues to which the scene strives to be an alternative. Live footage and interviews with The Insurgent, Latterman, On the Might of Princes, Porcelain Decay, Seven Days of Samsara, Somethings Walking; Sometimes Running, plus tons of show-havers, scenesters, zinesters, and activists.
Between Resistance & Community: The Long Island DIY Punk Community from Ben Holtzman on Vimeo
