Date and Time
- Sunday, Jul 27, 2025 6pm
Details
Q&A with filmmaker Scott Crawford and musician Alec MacKaye (The Faith, The Untouchables, The Warmers, Hammered Hulls)
In his latest documentary, filmmaker Scott Crawford (SALAD DAYS: A DECADE OF PUNK IN WASHINGTON, DC, CREEM: AMERICA'S ONLY ROCK 'N' ROLL MAGAZINE) follows D.O.A. frontman Joe Keithley’s journey from punk rock provocateur to politician. Throughout the 1980s, bands like Black Flag, D.O.A., Dead Kennedys and Minor Threat helped shape hardcore punk, influencing future generations of musicians and activists. Among them, Vancouver’s D.O.A. stood out for their fiercely political stance and iconic anthems like “Fucked Up Ronnie” and “America The Beautiful.” In 2018, D.O.A. frontman Joe Keithley transformed his musical activism into political action, successfully running for city council in his hometown of Burnaby, British Columbia, orchestrating an unprecedented grassroots campaign — with a budget of just $7,000 — that unseated five-term mayor Derek Corrigan. This documentary captures Keithley’s 2022 reelection campaign, offering extraordinary access right through to its chaotic and nail-biting conclusion. Featuring interviews with other punk luminaries like Duff McKagan, Ian MacKaye, Alec MacKaye, Henry Rollins, East Bay Ray (Dead Kennedys), Keith Morris (Circle Jerks), Dave Grohl and Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys), as well as an appearance from Beto O’Rourke, this is a film that proves that, whether you are a hardcore punk fan or just a civically engaged citizen, music, political steadfastness and social advocacy can work together to effect real change just about everywhere — including city hall.
