Died Young Stayed Pretty (2008)

Original title

Died Young, Stayed Pretty

Directed by

Eileen Yaghoobian

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 35m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows the underground indie-rock poster art scene in the United States. It shows the artists who make the posters and the subculture around them.

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What happens

Died Young, Stayed Pretty is a 2008 documentary movie on underground indie-rock poster art and its subculture. The film was written, directed and produced by Eileen Yaghoobian who filmed on location in 30 different states from 2004 to 2007. It features posters for Radiohead, White Stripes, Arcade Fire, The Flaming Lips, The Melvins, Nick Cave, Broken Social Scene, Black Keys, Sonic Youth, Pearl Jam, Queens of the Stone Age, Bob Dylan and Marianne Faithfull. Poster artists whose work appear in the film include Ames Bros, Amy Jo Hendrickson, Dan Grzeca, Methane Studios, Todd Slater and Zachary Hobbs. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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