Punk the Capital: Building a Sound Movement

Jun 29, 2019

1h 28m

★ 7.4

Overview

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 archive material, conversational interviews, and a collage editing style. Features early DC punk and hardcore bands like Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Slickee Boys, The Faith and more.

Genres

Documentary

Music

Production Companies

PTC International

Sphairos Production

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Cast

Cynthia Connolly

Dante Ferrando

Darryl Jenifer

Kim Kane

Alec MacKaye

Ian MacKaye

Paul 'H.R.' Hudson

Henry Rollins

Howard Wuelfing

Don Zientara

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0.0

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0.0

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Invalid Date

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0.0

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7.1

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