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My life as a diy film roadshow

Release date: Nov 17, 2022

Shibby Pictures founder Jak Kerley today shares his memoir of life on the road showcasing his music videos and documentaries that have become staples of the DIY punk world. This lovingly raw account sweeps across the globe through punk houses and squats, to parking lots and cultural centers, from South Carolina basements, hidden caves on the Great Plains, New Zealand wine cellars, the Swiss alps and beyond.

Each chapter is punctuated with contributions from many of the colorful, quirky, and batshit crazy characters that fill its pages. Christoph Jesus of Crazy & The Brains details his first time in Europe with Kerley, April Hartman from Apes of The State explores her love/hate relationship with DIY touring, Jeffrey Lewis on his first time seeing a Shibby Pictures screening and the working relationship that followed. These stories, alongside input from show hosts and other scene instigators, paint a picture of a thriving creative scene that forges a home for outsiders, experimentalists and those who value artistic freedom at all costs.

300 pages. Hardcover. Dust jacket. Signature upon request. 1st edition sold out, 2nd edition now shipping.

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