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Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer and The Filth And The Fury
The Filth And The Fury (Country: US; Year: 1999; Director: Julien Temple; Stars: Johnny Lydon, Sid Vicious, Malcolm McLaren, Steve Jones, Glen Matlock, Paul Cook)
Documentary about punk badboys the Sex Pistols.
Full Review
Lost Grrrls: Riot Grrrl In Los Angeles (Country: US; Year: 2016; Director: Vega Darling)
A documentary about the Los Angeles riot grrrl scene.
Los Punks: We Are All We Have (Country: US; Year: 2016; Director: Angela Boatwright; Stars: Alex Pedorro, John Alvarado, Gary Alvarez, Nacho Corrupted)
A documentary portrait of the backyard punk scene in Los Angeles.
Full Review See: Angela Boatwright talks about her documentary Los Punks.
Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer (Country: Russia, UK; Year: 2013; Director: Mike Lerner, Maxim Pozdorovkin)
A documentary telling the story of both a band and a message, of a court case and in effect the trial of the entire Russian nation.
Full Review See: Interview with Mike Lermer about Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
Taqwacore: The Birth Of Punk Islam (Country: Canada; Year: 2009; Director: Omar Majeed; Stars: Michael Muhammad Knight)
A documentary about the impact of Michael Muhammad Knight's cult novel, which inspired the development of the Islamic punk movement.
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