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==Reception==
==Reception==


Brian Miller of the ''[[Seattle Weekly]]'' praised the film as "a well-assembled mosaic of voices",<ref>http://www.seattleweekly.com/2012-02-08/film/spokanarchy-aging-punk-rockers-remember-the-80s/</ref> and Andrew Matson of ''The Seattle Times'' wrote that "[t]he crowning achievement of the documentary ''SpokAnarchy!'' is that it's entertaining for the full hour and 20 minutes, despite being about music you've never heard of from a scene you never knew existed."<ref>http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/matsononmusic/2017461994_spokanarchy_plays_at_the_grand.html?prmid=head_main</ref> While Ned Lannamann of ''[[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]]'' lauds it as "an inviting, generous overview of that era." Jake Austen of ''Roctober Magazine'' called SpokAnarchy! "a nice balance between romanticizing... and making it clear that small town punk life could be hellish."<ref>http://roctoberreviews.blogspot.com/2012/01/spokanarchy-dvd-soundtrack-cd.html</ref> Feature stories about the film also appeared in ''The Spokesman-Review'',<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/aug/05/relive-the-80s-scene-in-spokanarchy/| title = Relive the ’80s scene in ‘SpokAnarchy! {{!}} The Spokesman-Review}} </ref> ''CityArts'',<ref>http://www.cityartsonline.com/issues/seattle/2011/12/gotta-get-out</ref> and on NPR station KPLU’s ''Artscape'' program.<ref>http://www.kplu.org/post/more-bing-crosby-spokanes-punk-rock-scene-exposed-film</ref> The free weekly newspaper ''[[The Pacific Northwest Inlander]]'' rated ''SpokAnarchy!'' second place behind ''[[Vision Quest]]'' as the best local film.<ref>http://www.inlander.com/spokane/article-17757-best-of-the-arts.html</ref>
Brian Miller of the ''[[Seattle Weekly]]'' praised the film as "a well-assembled mosaic of voices",<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.seattleweekly.com/2012-02-08/film/spokanarchy-aging-punk-rockers-remember-the-80s/ | title=SpokAnarchy!: Aging Punk Rockers Remember the '80s | date=7 February 2012 }}</ref> and Andrew Matson of ''The Seattle Times'' wrote that "[t]he crowning achievement of the documentary ''SpokAnarchy!'' is that it's entertaining for the full hour and 20 minutes, despite being about music you've never heard of from a scene you never knew existed."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/matsononmusic/2017461994_spokanarchy_plays_at_the_grand.html?prmid=head_main | title=The Seattle Times &#124; Local news, sports, business, politics, entertainment, travel, restaurants and opinion for Seattle and the Pacific Northwest }}</ref> While Ned Lannamann of ''[[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]]'' lauds it as "an inviting, generous overview of that era." Jake Austen of ''Roctober Magazine'' called SpokAnarchy! "a nice balance between romanticizing... and making it clear that small town punk life could be hellish."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://roctoberreviews.blogspot.com/2012/01/spokanarchy-dvd-soundtrack-cd.html | title=Roctober Reviews: Spokanarchy DVD, soundtrack CD | date=26 January 2012 }}</ref> Feature stories about the film also appeared in ''The Spokesman-Review'',<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/aug/05/relive-the-80s-scene-in-spokanarchy/| title = Relive the '80s scene in 'SpokAnarchy!' {{!}} The Spokesman-Review}}</ref> ''CityArts'',<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cityartsonline.com/issues/seattle/2011/12/gotta-get-out | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205152242/http://www.cityartsonline.com/issues/seattle/2011/12/gotta-get-out | url-status=usurped | archive-date=February 5, 2012 | title=Gotta Get Out &#124; City Arts Magazine }}</ref> and on NPR station KPLU’s ''Artscape'' program.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kplu.org/post/more-bing-crosby-spokanes-punk-rock-scene-exposed-film |title=More than Bing Crosby: Spokane's punk rock scene exposed in film &#124; KPLU News for Seattle and the Northwest |access-date=2012-02-16 |archive-date=2012-01-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113053435/http://www.kplu.org/post/more-bing-crosby-spokanes-punk-rock-scene-exposed-film |url-status=dead }}</ref> The free weekly newspaper ''[[The Pacific Northwest Inlander]]'' rated ''SpokAnarchy!'' second place behind ''[[Vision Quest (film)|Vision Quest]]'' as the best local film.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.inlander.com/spokane/article-17757-best-of-the-arts.html | title=Best of the Arts 2012 }}</ref>


==Distribution==
==Distribution==


As of July 24, 2012, SpokAnarchy! On DVD is in distribution by MVD Entertainment Group.<ref>http://mvdb2b.com/s/Spokanarchy/FFR001</ref> The film is also available streaming on Amazon Prime<ref>https://www.amazon.com/Spokanarchy/dp/B00B9KVB0I/</ref> and Filmon.
As of July 24, 2012, SpokAnarchy! On DVD is in distribution by MVD Entertainment Group.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://mvdb2b.com/s/Spokanarchy/FFR001 | title=Spokanarchy - MVD Entertainment Group B2B }}</ref> The film is also available streaming on Amazon Prime<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/Spokanarchy/dp/B00B9KVB0I/ | title=Watch Spokanarchy &#124; Prime Video | website=Amazon }}</ref> and Filmon.


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Documentary films about punk music and musicians]]
[[Category:Documentary films about punk music and musicians]]
[[Category:Documentary films about the Pacific Northwest]]
[[Category:Documentary films about the Pacific Northwest]]
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Latest revision as of 21:53, 5 September 2024

SpokAnarchy!
"Where Were You In '82?"
Directed byDavid W. Halsell, Erica K. Schisler, Jon Swanstrom, Heather Swanstrom, Theresa Halsell, and Cory Wees
Produced byErica K. Schisler
CinematographyJon Swanstrom
Edited byDavid W. Halsell
Production
company
Carnage & Rouge
Distributed byMVD Entertainment Group
Release date
  • August 12, 2011 (2011-08-12)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

SpokAnarchy! is a 2011 documentary film that chronicles the 1980s punk rock scene in Spokane, Washington. Mixing vintage music videos, live clips, and found footage with contemporary interviews, the film portrays what happened when a group of disaffected teenagers from a small, isolated Northwest city embraced the music and fashion of the big-city punk scenes. The interviewees reminisce about their early years as rebels and misfits in a conservative town, and reflect on how their participation in the scene continues to influence their lives as middle-aged adults. Several of the cast have achieved notoriety since the period depicted in the film, including Paul D'Amour, the original bassist for the band Tool, circus sideshow performer Zamora the Torture King, and the creator of Internet meme Keyboard Cat.

The film is not credited to a single director, but to the core production team of David W. Halsell, Erica K. Schisler, Jon Swanstrom, Heather Swanstrom, Theresa Halsell, and Cory Wees. SpokAnarchy! is available on DVD, and a soundtrack was released by Flat Field Records featuring musical performances by Sweet Madness, PP-Ku, The Doubtful Nonagenarians, Terror Couple, Strangulon, The Necromancers, S&M, Vampire Lezbos, M’NA M’NA, Social Bondage, TFL, The Moo Cow Orchestra, and Cattle Prod.

Production history

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SpokAnarchy! began as a 20-minute short about a reunion of punk rockers and like-minded bohemians in Spokane, Washington during the summer of 2009. Realizing that no film had yet attempted to tell the story of punk outside such major urban centers as New York, Los Angeles, and London, several of the reunion’s participants decided to expand the project to feature length. They conducted over 60 interviews and assembled 100 hours of both new and old footage, in addition to hundreds of original photographs, flyers, and fanzines from the 1970s and 1980s.

The film premiered at the Garland Theater in Spokane on August 6, 2011. In addition to regular theatrical runs in Spokane and Seattle, SpokAnarchy! has been shown at The Columbia Gorge International Film Festival in Vancouver, Washington; The Landlocked Film Festival in Iowa City, Iowa; The Astoria/LIC International Film Festival in Long Island City, New York; and the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival in Hot Springs, Arkansas. SpokAnarchy! received a Chris Awards' Honorable Mention at the 59th Columbus International Film & Video Festival.

Reception

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Brian Miller of the Seattle Weekly praised the film as "a well-assembled mosaic of voices",[1] and Andrew Matson of The Seattle Times wrote that "[t]he crowning achievement of the documentary SpokAnarchy! is that it's entertaining for the full hour and 20 minutes, despite being about music you've never heard of from a scene you never knew existed."[2] While Ned Lannamann of The Stranger lauds it as "an inviting, generous overview of that era." Jake Austen of Roctober Magazine called SpokAnarchy! "a nice balance between romanticizing... and making it clear that small town punk life could be hellish."[3] Feature stories about the film also appeared in The Spokesman-Review,[4] CityArts,[5] and on NPR station KPLU’s Artscape program.[6] The free weekly newspaper The Pacific Northwest Inlander rated SpokAnarchy! second place behind Vision Quest as the best local film.[7]

Distribution

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As of July 24, 2012, SpokAnarchy! On DVD is in distribution by MVD Entertainment Group.[8] The film is also available streaming on Amazon Prime[9] and Filmon.

References

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  1. ^ "SpokAnarchy!: Aging Punk Rockers Remember the '80s". 7 February 2012.
  2. ^ "The Seattle Times | Local news, sports, business, politics, entertainment, travel, restaurants and opinion for Seattle and the Pacific Northwest".
  3. ^ "Roctober Reviews: Spokanarchy DVD, soundtrack CD". 26 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Relive the '80s scene in 'SpokAnarchy!' | The Spokesman-Review".
  5. ^ "Gotta Get Out | City Arts Magazine". Archived from the original on February 5, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "More than Bing Crosby: Spokane's punk rock scene exposed in film | KPLU News for Seattle and the Northwest". Archived from the original on 2012-01-13. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  7. ^ "Best of the Arts 2012".
  8. ^ "Spokanarchy - MVD Entertainment Group B2B".
  9. ^ "Watch Spokanarchy | Prime Video". Amazon.