Second installment of a four week event at Kalye Art Gallery, featuring the local talents that we have on the local punk scene. On this leg there will be a film showing like The Edge, a perspective on a drug free culture and straight edge,Ian MacKaye (Minor Threat, Fugazi), Ray Cappo (Youth of Today, Shelter) and Karl Buechner (Earth Crisis, Freya) give witness to their perception of the history of Straight Edge, why it was so important to them and what it changed in their personal and professional careers. But they also address problems like violence, sexism and intolerance that emerged within Straight Edge, and how it changed the ‘scene’ as well as its public image.
Furthermore, EDGE explores the lives of 9 individuals, that identify as Straight Edge. Their reasons range from negative experiences with drugs to maintaining a healthy lifestyle to political reasons. Through a very close and personal look into their daily lives, we see how their decision to live ‘poison free’ has changed the world for them.
Another film that would be shown is Inside Outside, this is about artists who works on the street. The artist featured on this film face some kind of dilemma with restrictions and norms of the society they live in, the forces fo the commercial art world and the advertising industry who are looking for the next big thing and want to have their bite of the energy and coolness that the street art is brimming with.
There will be some discussion about the films and some performances from our local hardcore punk bands (check flier for listing). For more info visit diypinoyhcpunk.
You can also visit http://www.theedgeprojectmovie.com/ to learn more about this film.
