JOIN FACETS & FULL SPECTRUM FEATURES FOR A SCREENING OF JON MORITSUGU’S 1989 FILM MY DEGENERATION & A PILLBUG JUNCTION LIVE MUSIC SET (CURATED BY HENRY HANSON) ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20.
6 PM - DOORS
7 PM - EARLY SCREENING
8:30 PM - PILLBUG JUNCTION LIVE SET
10 PM - LATE SCREENING
My Degeneration (1989)
Underground filmmaker/art terrorist Jon Moritsugu reimagines a rise-and-fall showbiz narrative as a scuzzy, 16mm skullfuck opus set in the lo-fi punk world, as an all-girl punk band called Fetish makes it big and becomes a commercial pawn of the American beef industry. Meanwhile, one of the band members carries on a clandestine love affair with a rotting pig’s head. Many movies have been made about punk rock. This movie feels like punk rock: dirty, angry, righteous, handmade, exhilarating.
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In 1990 it premiered at Sundance, where Roger Ebert threw down his popcorn in a fit and walked out after just 7 minutes.
Named one of the 25 greatest punk movies of all time by Rolling Stone Magazine
Featuring music by Vomit Launch, Government Issue (GI), Poison 13, Bongwater, Fizzbombs, Halo of Flies
The feature presentation will be preceded by a special video intro from the filmmaker recorded just for this screening, as well as Moritusugu’s 45-second short film “CRACK” (1998).
Crack (1998)
A scuzzy injection of “punk attitude” into the flabby, regimented process of corporate filmmaking.
There is one live musical performance to accompany the screenings. Ticketholders for the early screening are invited to stay late and ticketholders for the late screening are invited to arrive early in order to enjoy the music.
Accessibility: All screenings will have English open captions. Masks are required indoors when not eating or drinking. The building and theater are accessible via ramps. The bathrooms are accessible via a heavy door, have a larger stall with grab bars but are not fully wheelchair accessible.
Pillbug Junction – Live Electronic Set
Pillbug Junction is the solo project of Jill Lloyd Flanagan (Forced into Femininity, Cb Radio Gorgeous). Starting during the pandemic trying to create horror soundtracks, Pillbug Junction has become a celebration of indigestible material whether with performance, theory or digital sequencing. Visit the artist’s Bandcamp here.