[Frameworks] 1978-1986 - California Punk/Hardcore (Films | Filmmakers | Gig Footage | Distributors)

Fri Aug 20 15:27:36 CDT 2010

Hey,

Thank you all for the suggestions regarding this exhibition. I will post more 
info on the films, screen times, guests, etc., when I lock the films down and 
close in on the date(s).

Best,

Shane

Miami | Fort Lauderdale

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From: Stuart Heaney <heaneystuart at yahoo.co.uk>
To: Experimental Film Discussion List <frameworks at jonasmekasfilms.com>
Sent: Fri, August 6, 2010 5:33:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Frameworks] 1978-1986 - California Punk/Hardcore (Films | 
Filmmakers | Gig Footage | Distributors)

I would also recommend the Dead Kennedys live video, which was released on VHS 
by Alternative Tentacles. 

Stuart Heaney

--- On Fri, 6/8/10, Rory Brosius <rikimaru75 at hotmail.com> wrote:

>From: Rory Brosius <rikimaru75 at hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [Frameworks] 1978-1986 - California Punk/Hardcore (Films | 
>Filmmakers | Gig Footage | Distributors)
>To: frameworks at jonasmekasfilms.com
>Date: Friday, 6 August, 2010, 19:06
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> I don't know if you've tracked down any of his VHS work, but try this link if 
>you are interested.
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>http://www.hootpage.com/hoot_pettibonvideofilms.html
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>Here is a great interview:
>http://www.believermag.com/issues/200412/?read=interview_pettibon
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>This is a wonderful idea for an exhibition / screening series.  I was 
>particularly glad to see "Another State of Mind" and the magical broken-down 
>school bus mentioned.  Social Distortion and Youth Brigade at the Dischord House 
>in DC is fantastic.  Minor Threat plays a show in which the P.A. system / Mic 
>dies.  The show goes on with the entire crowd singing to just the instrumentals. 
> An amazing portrait of the scene in the 80's when it still meant something.
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>Wish I could be there for this.
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>Thanks for giving it some much needed light.
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>Rory  Brosius
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>________________________________
From: ken at public-information.org
>To: frameworks at jonasmekasfilms.com
>Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 13:33:37 -0400
>Subject: Re: [Frameworks] 1978-1986 - California Punk/Hardcore (Films | 
>Filmmakers | Gig Footage | Distributors)
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>You may already be familiar with these, but as a fan of the music and era I 
>thought I would throw them out there...
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>For concert/gig footage, you might want to look at  "We Jam Econo: The Story of 
>the Minutemen" as a potential source.  It has some great live footage of the 
>Minutemen, who as you most likely know used several Pettibon pieces in their 
>album art.  It was released by Plexifilm.  There might even be some brief 
>discussion of Pettibon in there.
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>For text, I would also recommend the book "Our Band Could be Your Life" by 
>Michael Azerrad.  It features almost all of the bands you mentioned.  It  also 
>discusses Pettibon and his relationship (brother) to Greg Ginn of Black Flag and 
>the SST label.
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>Wish I could see the screenings
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>Ken
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>On Aug 5, 2010, at 2:42 PM, Shane Christian Eason wrote:
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>Hey gang,
>>
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>>I will be curating a number of gallery screenings for the fall surrounding the 
>>early art works of Raymond Pettibon from 1978-1986. For those that do not know 
>>Pettitbon, here is a brief:  
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>>Raymond Pettibon is known for his comic-like drawings with disturbing, ironic or 
>>ambiguous text, Pettibon's subject matter is sometimes violent and 
>>antiauthoritarian. From the late 1970s through the mid-1980s, he was closely 
>>associated with the punk rock band Black Flag and the record label SST Records, 
>>both founded by his older brother Greg Ginn. Beginning in the mid 1980s, he 
>>became a well-known figure in the contemporary art scene.
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>>Pettibon works primarily with ink on paper and many of his early drawings are 
>>black and white, although he sometimes introduces color by using pencil, 
>>watercolor, collage, gouache or acrylic paint. Pettibon’s drawings encompass the 
>>spectrum of American culture from the deviances of marginal youth-culture to 
>>art, literature, sports, religion, politics, and sexuality. Pettibon’s works on 
>>paper uniquely combine the drawn image and text,  both borrowed passages from 
>>literature and text written by Pettibon himself.
>>
>>

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>Besides his works on paper, Pettibon has also made animations from his drawings, 
>live action films from his own scripts, unique artist’s books, fanzines, prints, 
>and large permanent wall drawings that  often include an arrangement of his own 
>works on paper almost creating an installation of collage.
>
>

In-depth, and regarding the 1978-1986 California Punk/Hardcore era, here is what 
I'm looking for: 
a) Concert + Gig Footage: (EXAMPLES: Sin 34, Black Flag, Minutemen, The Germs, 
Dead Kennedy's, Middle  Class, Decedents, etc.)
b) Short/Feature Films + Filmmakers
c) Articles + Written Words
d) Current Distributors
The media should be consistent with the early California Punk/Hardcore Scene. 
You can see from the list below, it's a mix of genres and possibilities. Some 
are difficult to get a hold of due to being out of print or having no 
distribution. The official exhibition is Raymond Pettibon: The Punk Years 
1978-1986 and it will be November 13, 2010-January 2, 2011.   

This is what I've researched:

Art: 21 Season 1 + 2 (2001/2003) -  Raymond Pettibon, PBS (TV Doc/RT60m)

The Decline of Western Civilization (1981) - Penelope Spheeris (Doc/RT100m)

Suburbia (1983) - Penelope Spheeris (Drama/RT94m)

Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains (1981) - Lou Adler/Nancy 
Dowd (Moc/RT87m)

Population: 1  (1986) - Rene Daalder (Musical/RT77m)

Thrashin’ (1986) - David Winters (Drama/RT93m)

X: The Unheard Music (1986) - W.T. Morgan (MusDoc/RT  NA)

Desperate Teenage Lovedolls (1984) - David Markey (Drama/RT60m)

Lovedolls Superstar: Fully Realized (1986) - David Markey (Drama/RT81m)

Border Radio  (1987) - Allison Anders (Drama/RT83m)

Another State of Mind (1982) - Adam Small/Peter Stuart (Doc/RT78m)

The Search for Animal Chin (1987) – Stacy Peralta (Drama/RT60m)

Any information is appreciated. Feel free to contact me inside or outside of 
this thread. 

All the Best, 
Shane
__________________________________________ Shane Christian Eason, BFA; MFA
School of Communication and Multimedia Studies
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters
Florida Atlantic University 

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