Documentary tonight in Brooklyn POSITIVE FORCE: MORE THAN A WITNESS I'll be part of a Q&A after the film

Although a lot of people believe I lived in DC, I never have, but I did go down over the years to visit friends and see great shows every once in a while... Positive Force was very inspiring when they came on the scene and I think this documentary is a good testament to that.

Here's a link to the event on FaceBook

Get Inspired during the Noreaster... POSITIVE FORCE: MORE THAN A WITNESS 30 Years of Punk Politics in Action

This is a really good documentary that you should watch and own, and share it with everyone you know.

Kudos to the film makers and all the participants, job well done! Thank You.

-GEF

Positive Force: More Than a Witness - Trailer from Bell Visuals on Vimeo.

rent or digitally buy the film HERE

or OWN the DVD by getting it here from PM Press

This feature-length film by Robin Bell skillfully mixes rare archival footage (including electrifying live performances from Fugazi, Bikini Kill, Rites of Spring, Nation of Ulysses, Anti-Flag, and more) with new interviews of Positive Force activists including co-founder Mark Andersen (co-author of Dance of Days) and Jenny Toomey (Simple Machines) as well as supporters such as Ian MacKaye, Jello Biafra, Dave Grohl, Ted Leo, Riot Grrrl co-founders Kathleen Hanna and Allison Wolfe, and many more.

Covering a span of 30 years, More Than A Witness documents the group’s origins, the creation of its communal house, FBI harassment, and the rise of a vibrant underground that burst into the mainstream amidst controversy over both the means and the ends of the movement. In the best punk fashion, Positive Force has applied creative DIY tactics and radical critiques to issues of homelessness, hunger, racism, corporate globalization, sexism, homophobia, war, gentrification, aging, and animal/ earth liberation, while struggling to constructively address conflicting dynamics and visions within the group itself.