Punk's Not Dead (2007 film)

Punk's Not Dead is a 2007 documentary film directed by Susan Dynner, an American hardcore punk fan. The filmmakers claims to infiltrate American clubs, malls, recording studios, etc. where they set out to claim hardcore punk and pop punk music is "thriving" from an American perspective. Its content features performances largely from 1980s hardcore bands and MTV skate punk and pop punk/rock acts. It also includes various interviews and behind-the-scenes footage with the bands, labels and fans.

Film festivals

The film appeared in film festivals around the world for about a year prior to its theatrical release. Punk's Not Dead premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on June 23, 2006. The film first public showing was at the Silverdocs AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival in June 2006 and went on to screen at numerous others. The following is a list of film festivals in 2006 where the film was shown.

• Cannes Film Festival
• Silverdocs AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival (in Maryland)
• Melbourne International Film Festival
• San Francisco International Film Festival
• Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
• Independent Film Festival of Boston
• Cleveland International Film Festival
• AFI Dallas International Film Festival
• Wisconsin Film Festival
• In-Edit Film Festival (in Barcelona)
• Copenhagen International Documentary Festival
• Gijón International Film Festival

Appearances

The following people appear in the documentary.

References

External links

• Trailer
• Official Site
• Punk's Not Dead at IMDb
• Punk's Not Dead at AllMovie

Reviews

• Los Angeles Times
• The Village Voice
• Time Out New York
• Variety