TOWNCRAFT
Director: Richard Matson Theatrical release: May 18, 2007Little Rock, Arkansas: 1986. A group of kids in a small, conservative Southern town discover punk rock music. Over the next two decades, they would create their scene from the ground up: one of the youngest, most exciting and innovative hubs for music in the country. Like most small town scenes, Little Rock’s was never discovered. But, the Little Rock scenesters built a community of artists with methods, goals and ideals that were all their own. Towncraft – through film, words and music – is an anatomy of a scene: an intimate portrait of a small American town and how it is affected by its music scene. Towncraft examines how participating and producing in a local music scene can change your life. The Towncraft Box Set includes DVD, 2-disc Soundtrack, 60-page Booklet.
A loving, lavish documentary… Showcases just how passionate the DIY spirit of small-town America was and can beThe Onion
An amazing film and thrilling soundtrack…Makes you wish you were 17 in Little Rock, ARDry Ink Magazine
An honest and compelling look at the ups and downs of creating a punk scene from scratchDenver Daily News
Instead of feeling left out, though, you feel invited in, something Matson achieves through interviews with a dozen people who you feel you know by the film’s end.Arkansas Times
Pioneering ex-punk rockers in Memphis and other cities will recognize the liberating sense of pre-Internet community, DIY artistic expression and progressive ideology that gave the scene a value beyond its musicCommercial Appeal
It’s a rich and personal documentation of the universal elements that are at the heart of DIY scenes that happen worldwide.Sync Magazine