Dir. Douglas Crawford | Canada | 2006 | 87 min.
Opening Performance By Animalistic 

The Punks Are Alright explores "human connections and the unifying power of music... the film profiles three punk bands from three parts of the world. Beginning its journey with the cult Canadian punk band The Forgotten Rebels, The Punks Are Alright follows the surprising lineage of their influence and inspiration to The Blind Pigs from Brazil and Superman Is Dead from Bali. Connected through their music by unusual but coincidental circumstances, the film introduces the viewer to some fascinating people. The result is an insightful social commentary about young people’s perception of their environments, DIY culture, and globalization.” - Sonatrope / Hong Kong

Douglas Crawford - Biography

The Punks Are Alright marks the directorial debut of Douglas Crawford, a longtime freelance film editor in Toronto Canada. Crawford began his film career in Manitoba at the Winnipeg Film Group, making short films and as a projectionist at the Cinematheque.Douglas has worked as an editor for Oscar winning Director Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Darkside) and Golden Globe winning Producer Joel Surnow (24 the series). After honing his skills for many years in the freelance film and television field in Toronto, Crawford embarked on the 5 year long odyssey that is the documentary The Punks Are Alright.  Douglas has recently returned to Winnipeg following time in Peru finishing his second documentary shot in Cambodia and will be shortly be returning to Peru to startproduction on his third documentary, based in the Peru rainforest.

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