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Punk Politics

Documentary · 2023 · 13 min · Producer

A documentary portrait of Alison Walker and of British punk music and politics in the 1970s and 1980s.

What I did as Producer

  • Sole producer, from the pitch to the post-production clearances.
  • Pitched the film with Kate Johnston and Siân Ganobcsik-Williams.
  • Two interview shoots with Alison Walker in Manchester, December 2022 and February 2023.
  • Wrote the treatment and transcribed the first interview.
  • The Kickstarter backers: correspondence, thank-you cards and the backer report.
  • Pre-production: research, budget, production schedule, recces, risk assessments, call sheets and release forms.
  • Post-production clearances: archive images and footage, and music.
Screenings
Shoreditch Arts Club, London, November 2023.
Financing
Crowdfunded on Kickstarter: £1,101 from 22 backers.
Directed & filmed by
Siân Ganobcsik-Williams
Produced by
Kaan Çakır
Sound & editing
Kate Johnston
Featuring
Alison Walker
Runtime
13:02 · 16:9
Made at
Goldsmiths, University of London (BA Media & Communications)

“When I found that music, it was like it was mine.”

Alison Walker

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