You Weren't There (2007)
- Original title
- You Weren't There: A History of Chicago Punk 1977–1984
- Directed by
- Christina Tillman, Joe Losurdo
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rated
- NR
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary covers the early Chicago punk scene from 1977 to 1984. It looks at the bars, bands, and people who shaped that subculture.
archivalenergeticnostalgicrawdocumentary-stylefast-pacedundergroundhistoricalgritty
What happens
You Weren't There: A History of Chicago Punk, 1977–1984 is a 2007 documentary film about punk subculture in Chicago from 1977 through 1984. The film was written and directed by Joe Losurdo and Christina Tillman, and profiles the punk bars and local bands that gave rise to the city's punk rock scene in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Losurdo was the one-time bass player for the Chicago-based 1980s hardcore band, Life Sentence, although his group is not profiled in the movie. Reviewer Max Goldberg of the San Francisco Bay Guardian called the film "a thrillingly exhaustive survey of early Chicago punk." You Weren't There was released on DVD in 2009. A limited edition white vinyl LP of the soundtrack was also issued and came packaged with copies of the DVD. The film was released on Vimeo in 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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