There are 3 more days of screenings left in the first instalment of Punk Rock Film Week, a free event curated by people in the local DIY punk scene which has seen screenings of The Taqwacores documentary amongst other things already. This coming weekend will see the screening of the now quite rare Urgh! A Music War concert film, capturing the tail end of the post-punk explosion, whilst Saturday and Sunday will see documentaries on Punk in South East Asia and the Riot Grrl scene respectively. The remaining schedule:
FRIDAY, 30 SEPT 2011, 8:00PM
SESSION 5 – POST-PUNK 1980
Urgh! A Music War (Music/UK/1982/122min)
SATURDAY, 1 OCT 2011, 8:00PM
SESSION 6 – PUNK IN SOUTH EAST ASIA
Taring Babi (Documentary/Indonesia/2008/35min)
At A Glance: Food Not Bombs KL (Documentary/Malaysia/2004/25min)
Sarjan Hassan: The Interview (Interview/Malaysia/2010/20min)
Sabah: Degenerate Generation (Music Report/Malaysia/?/15min)
Rumah Api (Report/Malaysia/2010/5min)
SUNDAY, 2 OCT 2011, 8:00PM
SESSION 7 – RIOT GRRRL!
Don’t Need You: The Herstory of Riot Grrrl (Documentary/US/2005/40min)
Screenings start at 8pm on the respective days at No. 50B, Jalan Kemuja, Bangsar Utama (shophouse next to Bangsar LRT Station)(2nd Floor above B.Y. Air-Con & Car Service Centre), Kuala Lumpur. Admission is free but the floor space is limited to only 40 people so entry is on a first come first served basis. Check out the event’s Facebook page for more info.
