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D.O.A.

USA, 1980, 90′, color, documentary,

Director - Lech Kowalski

Script - Lech Kowalski, Chris Salewicz

Camera - Rufus Standefer

Producer - Lech Kowalski

Production - Lightning Video

A brash, captivating documentary of punk music on and off stage. Focus is on the first U.S. tour (1978) of the Sex Pistols. Other groups shown are Dead Boys, Generation X (with Billy Idol), Rich Kids, X-Ray Specs, Sham 69, with additional music from The Clash, Iggy Pop and Augustus Pablo. Includes famous interview of Sid and Nancy in bed.

Program

20.09.2021
”LUMIERE LIDL” CINEMA - 20.30 часа
23.09.2021
CINEMA ODEON - 20.30 часа

LECH KOWALSKI

Lech Kowalski (born 1951) is an American film director. Born in London to Polish parents who were displaced from their country during the Second World War. Kowalski’s family moved to the USA. He studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York and became inspired by cinéma vérité. His documentary debut is Sex Stars (1977). His most notable film is the documentary, D.O.A (1980), which chronicled the burgeoning UK punk scene at the tail-end of the 1970s, and included footage of the Sex Pistols' abortive 1978 American tour.

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY

1980 D.O.A.
1999 Born to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie
2005 East of Paradise
2017 I Pay for Your Story
2019 Blow It To Bits
2020 This Is Paris Too