Punk The Capital: Building A Sound Movement

Punk The Capital: Building a Sound Movement A documentary tracing the birth of punk-rock in Washington D.C. (1976-1983) Featuring Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Void, Rites of Spring and more, with interviews from Henry Rollins, Ian MacKaye, H.R., Jello Biafra, Joe Keithley and many others. Includes 50+ minutes of bonus shorts with Scream, Void, The Cramps and The Slickee Boys.

When punk rock erupted in Washington D.C., it was a mighty convergence of powerful music, friendships and clear minds. This film is the first to explore the incredible challenges that this subculture faced when it took root in the Nations Capital in the late 1970s.

Punk The Capital situates D.C. punk within the larger narratives of rock n roll, working as a powerful multi-layered story for both fans and non-fans of punk rock. Featuring musicians such as Bad Brains, Henry Rollins, Ian MacKaye and Jello Biafra, this film dives deep into the ideas and sounds from this transformative music scene which continues to be influential culturally and politically around the world.

As an added bonus, the discs contain 50+ minutes of short films from the archives of Punk The Capital:

Scream Meets The Hangmen: Featuring all of Scream including Dave Grohl

Void and Friends: A portrait of the cult hardcore band from the D.C. suburbs

The Seminal WGTB Concert: The legendary first punk concert for so many D.C. kids, The Cramps and total chaos

The Slickee Boys: Extra material on the band who got D.C. punk off the ground circa 1976