GERMAN
Spooner sammelte zwei Jahre lang Interviews mit Afro-Amerikanern aus der Punk-Szene und begleitet vier Charaktere, die als Musiker oder Konzertveranstalter aktiv sind. Die Dokumentation zeigt auf, wie es ist ein Afro-Punk in der zumeist weißen elitären Underground-Szene zu sein, sie erzählt nicht die Geschichte von Afro-Punk, sondern vielmehr aus dessen Alltag. Mit Live-Mitschnitten und Interviews von Bad Brains, Fishbone, 24-7-Spyz, Dead Kennedys u.v.a.
ENGLISH
Afro-Punk, a 66-minute documentary, explores race identity within the punk scene. More than your everyday, Behind the Music or typical „black history month“ documentary this film tackles the hard questions, such as issues of loneliness, exile, inter-racial dating and black power. We follow the lives of four people who have dedicated themselves to the punk rock lifestyle. They find themselves in conflicting situations, living the dual life of a person of color in a mostly white community.
The style of the documentary inter-cuts interviews from scores of black punk rockers from all over the nation with scenes from our four protagonists‘ lives. They come from different regions, generations, genders, and sexual preferences but their stories are amazingly similar.
Afro-Punk features performances by Bad Brains, Tamar Kali, Cipher, and Ten Grand. It also contains exclusive interviews by members of Fishbone, 247- spyz, Dead Kennedys, Candiria, Orange 9mm and TV on the Radio to name a few. (Source: http://www.afropunk.com/page/afropunk-the-movie)