Punk le vote! [electronic resource] / by Eric 'Roach' Denis ; producer, Daniel Cross ; produced by EyeSteelFilm in association with Canal D.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Denis, Eric., Director.

Cross, Daniel., Producer.

EyeSteelFilm (Firm)., Producer.

Canal D (Firm), Producer.

Documentary Educational Resources (Firm), Distributor.

Series:

Ethnographic video online.

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Punk culture--Québec (Province).

Punk culture.

Canada--Politics and government--Social aspects.

Canada.

Genre:

Ethnographic films.

Documentary films.

Physical Description:

1 streaming video (68 min.) : sd., col.

Place of Publication:

Watertown, Mass. : Documentary Educational Resources, 2006.

Language Note:

In French and English with English subtitles.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Roach and Starbuck, two hardcore punks from Montreal, try to form their own political party but run out of time due to Canada's electoral process. Instead, they decide to campaign for political office as independent candidates. As they hit the campaign trail in one of Canada's wealthiest communities, each wants to do it his own way. While Roach proposes to reform our rotting electoral system, Starbuck's punk rock performance art is designed to shock the electorate into waking the fuck up. Roach mounts a media campaign proposing proportional representation; Starbuck campaigns door-to-door wearing a leather cape and a dildo, telling voters: "if you like it up the ass, vote Liberal." Anarchy or Federalism - what's the true path for a punk?

Notes:

Title from title frames (Ethnographic video online, viewed on Feb. 17, 2012).

Previously released on DVD.

Recorded in Quebec, Canada.

Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2010. (Ethnographic video online). Available via World Wide Web.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.