Culture Soak

On March 14th, Died Young, Stayed Pretty will be making its U.S. premiere in Austin, Texas at the SXSW Music & Film Festival!

Picking up where punk left off, Died Young Stayed Pretty reveals a new breed of counter-culturists; artists that set out to destroy the mainstream through their controversial and intensely visceral design work. Under the guise of advertising for rock shows, these unheralded masters of the silkscreen and Xerox machine carry on public discourses that range from hot button political issues to lewd inside jokes. Director Eileen Yaghoobian sneaks her camera into the lives of these self-proclaimed professional radicals to discover where the real punk power lies, if any remains. Presented in the Emerging Visions Category, this feature film is the first of its kind to take a candid look at the renaissance of North America’s underground indie-rock poster movement.

U.S. Premiere
The Alamo Lamar 3
March 14th at 12:00pm

Austin Convention Center
March 18th at 2:00pm

Can’t wait for this, gonna be fantastic. Thanks guys for sending us the press release.

www.diedyoungstayedpretty.com

Died Young, Stayed Pretty is a candid look at the underground poster culture in North America. This unique documentary examines the creative spirit that drives these indie graphic artists. They pick through the dregs of America’s schizophrenic culture and piece them back together. Died Young, Stayed Pretty will premiere at the 2008 Montreal World Film Festival August 21-September 1.