a documentary film
"Here's this wild story [of] violence and creativity and chaos..." - Flea
"The stories will kill your lawn and peel the paint off your car..." - Henry Rollins
"Harley is like the real deal. And I'm not saying that because he's my little brother and we came up together in this rock shit" - Darryl Jenifer
"There [are] people... the punk scene didn't shape them, they shaped the punk scene. I would put him in that category" - Ian MacKaye
A documentary film...
Harley Flanagan is a Punk Rock/ Hardcore legend, known as a founding father of New York Hardcore and the founder of the pioneering band Cro-Mags. He has had a cult following since the 80s.
While Harley's journey as a musician is certainly explored, the film centers on the lasting effects of neglect, sexual abuse, drugs, violence and the integration of PTSD into his present-day life.
This is NOT a film about any particular genre of music- it's a film about an extraordinary life, of survival in extraordinary circumstances and against crazy odds.
Harley was a child prodigy musician, raised by himself in the very adult world of Rock ’n Roll, as a touring musician by 9, surrounded by iconic artists like Andy Warhol, Debbie Harry, Joe Strummer, Alan Ginsburg, to name a few. Glamorous on the surface, his DNA is riddled with the trauma of abuse and sexual violence.
This film tells the story of this unique journey as Harley talks to friends throughout the film ( Flea, Henry Rollins, Roger Miret, Keith Morris, Daryl Jennifer, Michael Imperioli, Matt Sera, Jocko Willink, Renzo Gracie the late Anthony Bourdain - to name a few), and a layered, complex portrait of life in the late 70s/80s Punk and Hardcore scene set in the violent, drug-filled Lower East side emerges.
Directed by Rex Miller
Editor/Producer - Elisabeth Haviland James
Producer - Laura Lee Flanagan
Featuring…
Andrew Castrucci, Artist
Anthony Bourdain, Author/ Raconteur
Brooke Smith, Actress (Silence of the Lambs, Grey’s Anatomy)
Chris Stein, Blondie
Darryl Jenifer, Bad Brains
Denise Mercedes, Stimulators
Dominic Chianese Jr., Actor
Flea, Red Hot Chili Peppers
Glenn Danzig, Misfits/ Samhain, Danzig
Glen E. Friedman, Photographer
Henry Rollins, Black Flag/ Henry Rollins Band
Ice T, Actor and Frontman, Body Count
Ian Mackaye, Minor Threat/ Fugazi/ Dischord Records
Jocko Willink , Navy Seal/ NYTimes Bestselling author
Joe Nelson, Trust Records
Kate Schellenbach, Beastie Boys, Luscious Jackson
Keith Morris, Black Flag/ Circle Jerks/ OFF
Lucy Sante, Author
Marcia Resnick, Photographer
Matt Serra, MMA, BJJ, UFC World Champion
Michael Imperioli, Goodfellas/ Sopranos/ White Lotus
Nefertiti Jones, Casting Director
Nick Marden, Stimulators, Even Worse
Renzo Gracie, BJJ World Champion/ Gracie Family
Roger Miret, Agnostic Front
Sacha Jenkins: Writer, musician, filmmaker
Scott Ian, Anthrax
Steve Zing, Samhain/ Danzig/ Mourning Noise
Directed by Rex Miller
Editor/Producer - Elisabeth Haviland James
Producer - Laura Lee Flanagan
COMING SOON!