Name: Desolation Center screening w/dir Stuart Swezey, Linda Kite & Chris Petersen
Start: 2024-09-27T19:00:00-05:00
Location: Circle Cinema

$Desolation Center screening w\/dir Stuart Swezey, Linda Kite & Chris Petersen$

https://www.circlecinema.org/movies-events/desolation-center-with-special-guest-q%26a
ABOUT OUR GUESTS:
Come meet Director STUART SWEZEY & OG punk from Pedro, D Boon's childhood friend and later fiance LINDA KITE, and see the photos of SST photographer NAOMI PETERSEN, presented in person by her brother CHRIS PETERSEN.
Chris is pulling out some never before seen photos from his sister's archives in order to make this show extra special. These remarkable photos show Naomi's talent for capturing history as it was unfolding before her lens. Naomi is part of the project, From Her to Eternity, which showcases female rock photographers. These rare and captivating photo prints will be available to purchase after the show. DM me for details. https://www.instagram.com/p/C8f0QPVPy9H/?img_index=1
ABOUT THE DOCUMENTARY:
Desolation Center is the previously untold story of a series of early 80s guerrilla music and art performance happenings in Southern California that are recognized to have inspired Burning Man, Lollapalooza and Coachella, collective experiences that have become key elements of popular culture in the 21st century. The feature documentary splices interviews and rare performance footage of Sonic Youth, Minutemen, Meat Puppets, Swans, Redd Kross, Einstürzende Neubauten, Survival Research Laboratories, Savage Republic and more, documenting a time when pushing the boundaries of music, art, and performance felt almost like an unspoken obligation.

Directed by Stuart Swezey, the creator and principal organizer of these unique events,
Desolation Center demonstrates how the risky, and at times even reckless, actions of a few outsiders can unintentionally lead to seismic cultural shifts. Combining Swezey’s exclusive access to never-before-seen archival video, live audio recordings, and stills woven together with new cinematically shot interviews, verité footage and animated sequences, Desolation Center captures the spirit of the turbulent times from which these events emerged.