A Fat Wreck: The Punk-u-mentary, the music documentary film about the influential California punk label Fat Wreck Chords is out today on iTunes, Amazon Video, Google Play, Vimeo On Demand and Blu-ray/DVD via The Orchard and Something Kreative. Check out the clip “How To Sign A Band” below.
A Fat Wreck is a successfully crowdfunded music documentary that premiered at Dallas International Film Festival. It is the first to feature puppet reenactments and was produced by open-ended films and directed by first-time director Shaun M. Colón.
Film Synopsis: Fat Wreck Chords… The influential music label proud to say they’ve spent the past 25 years “ruining punk rock”. A Fat Wreck tells the story of founders Fat Mike (of the legendary punk band NOFX) and his ex-wife Erin Kelly-Burkett, spanning the birth, growth, struggles, and survival of the Fat Wreck Chords label. Half inspirational story of chosen family and community, half debauchery and occasionally involuntary drug use… A Fat Wreck blazes exciting new ground in the cinematic genre of puppet-driven punk rock music documentary filmmaking. If you only see one film featuring a dominatrix spanking a puppet in your lifetime… Make it A Fat Wreck!
Physical packages available now via afatwreck.com and digital available via iTunes.
Screening Dates:
11/24 The Exchange – Bristol, UK
11/25 Poppodium Volt – Sittard, NLH
11/25 Hamar kulturhus – Hamar, NOR
11/25 Hyde Park Picture House – Leeds, UK
11/26 Roxy Theatre – Victoria, CAN
11/27 DIY Space for London- Dundee, UK
About the Filmmakers:
Shaun Colón is the owner/operator of open-ended films. Shaun has directed on doc shorts, music videos, promo videos and in 2016 completed his first feature length documentary about the indie label, Fat Wreck Chords. The award winning doc has been screened in film festivals around the world and is being distributed worldwide by the Orchard. He currently resides in Dallas, Texas with his daughter Tessa and his wife Jenni.
