USA | 1978-1984 | 62 Min

During the height of the Cold War as Thatcher and Reagan held the world on the very brink of nuclear annihilation, along came Crass. Crass were an anarchist and anti-authoritarian punk band of the 70s and 80s who carried their philosophy around the UK in a series of intense multi-media performances. Crass split up in 1984 but continue today in various collaborative projects. Here we present the films that accompanied those performances made by Gee Vaucher and Mick Duffield.“We may have failed in their ambitious bid to change the world, but succeeded in changing the minds of a generation. These videos were put together from 1978 to 1984 and were part of all CRASS gigs. Using a video camera, images were recorded from black and white television to make a 90 minute video collage called background. with two video collage machines linked so that one machine would over ride the other, i could play the background tape and drop in specific footage without a break in the imagery.” Michael R Goss.

*Includes Autopsy (1979 11 Min), Choosing Death (1981 25 Min) & Yes Sir, I Will (1984 45 Min)

Tuesday July 13th 9pm | F4