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REVENGE OF THE MEKONS documentary.
Currently in post-production.

This is a one-minute work-in-progress teaser for REVENGE OF THE MEKONS, a documentary about the legendary, rabble-rousing punk band that, four decades into an unlikely career, continue to make unpredictable, critically acclaimed music. The film charts the band's mid-'80s reincarnation as the unlikely progeny of Hank Williams (a development that inspired journalists to coin the term alt country) and captures the restless imagination that has led the Mekons to create—collectively, individually and in collaboration with others—paintings, sculptures, theater pieces, even a group novel. The film also reveals its subjects as passionate advocates for social justice, whose work, as journalist Greg Kot tells us, "functions almost without exception as a critique of power and the abuse of power." A rich and illuminating account of a fascinating, criminally under-recognized band, REVENGE OF THE MEKONS will be a lively, inspiring, and entertaining film—with killer music, to boot!

WHY PLEDGE?
The $20,000 we hope to raise through Kickstarter will enable us to start editing the film, which we'd like to begin in January 2011. We will also apply these funds to archival research and "festival rights" for footage, photos and music. The goal is to premiere at a major international film festival in 2011.

NOTE: This clip begins with the Mekons' in-studio performance at The Current FM, St. Paul, MN, with host Bill Deville in March 2008.

Directed by Joe Angio. Edited by Jane Rizzo. For more information, go to http://www.mekonsmovie.com.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Mekons
• music
• film
• documentary
• Leeds
• Chicago
• Jon Langford
• Sally Timms
• punk
• rock
• St. Paul
• The Current

[dancooperfication]

the mekons' music is righteous beyond fuckin' words, and i'm not even talking about the message- just the music. that's y i listen to them,anyways- cuz they just kick so much ass...

[myallsorts]

wots with the 'stash Jonny?

[matsuolost]

i would support if i had the pounds

[skhar19x]

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xoxox =]

[thekosmonaut1]

space rock the kosmic kosmonatical 

[upthebikez]

This doc needs support but I'm too poor to pay. Least I can do is hit the links for facebook and such.

[LordBarumba]

What a fat sexy bastard that John Langford is!