Ian MacKaye Movies

A real time journey witnessing the rise, fall, and ultimate redemption of the fierce feminist pioneers of American grunge punk: L7.

Cassette inventor Lou Ottens digs through his past to figure out why the audiotape won't die. Rock veterans join a legion of young bands releasing...

A documentary feature examining why over 3000 independent record stores have closed across the U.S. in the past decade. Many sources all pose threats...

Breadcrumb Trail focuses on Slint's seminal album, Spiderland, and the Louisville music scene from which the band originated.

Documentary on doom metal band The Obsessed. Featuring members of: White Zombie, Fugazi, Pantera, Henry Rollins, L7, The Melvins and more.

The function of both popular and underground music in contemporary culture has long been a point of inquiry for Graham in his analyses of the social...

Rare multicam concert done in protest against the Gulf War.

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...

A punk band from Texas whose music and persona was extreme and political and the supporters who've followed and loved them for over 35 years.

Punk activist collective Positive Force emerged in 1985, rising from the ashes of Revolution Summer. This feature-length film by Robin Bell...

Rare proshot concert of the band

When does art become obscenity? Cover Your Ears takes a close look at this question through the lens of the past 100 years of music and the...

Fugazi perfoming at the Fabrik in Hamburg, Germany, on September 18 1999.

The stories of some of the biggest artists in music, recalling the romance and adventure, as well as the idiocy and chaos, of their time on the road....

This documentary features interviews with Ian MacKaye (Fugazi), J Mascis (Dinosaur jr.), John John Jesse (Demonic Erotic painter), Jim Rose (Jim Rose...

A kinetic glimpse of the rock band Fugazi tearing it up in Wisconsin during the 
Summer of 2001. The original 16mm footage had gone missing for...

"Dope, Hookers and Pavement" is a lively and unfiltered account of the early days of the Detroit hardcore punk scene, circa 1981-82, in the notorious...

Rare proshot

Join Mike Vallely as he traverses the country on an epic road trip, and presents for you his in-depth philosophies on skating, past, present and...

The most widely associated perception of Straight Edge involves abstinence from alcohol, tobacco, other drugs and promiscuous sex. Since it's origin...