James Chance Movies

  • 2011
    Blank City

    Blank City

    Blank City

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    In the years before Ronald Reagan took office, Manhattan was in ruins. But true art has never come from comfort, and it was precisely those dire...

    Blank City
  • 2019
    Other Music

    Other Music

    Other Music

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    A documentary highlighting the 20 year history of influential indie record store Other Music in Manhattan's East Village.

    Other Music
  • 2017
    Basquiat: Rage to Riches

    Basquiat: Rage to Riches

    Basquiat: Rage to Riches

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    This film tells Jean-Michel's story through exclusive interviews with his two sisters Lisane and Jeanine, who have never before agreed to be...

    Basquiat: Rage to Riches
  • 2023
    Taking the City By Storm: The Birth of Milwaukee's Punk Scene

    Taking the City By Storm: The Birth of Milwaukee's Punk Scene

    Taking the City By Storm: The Birth of Milwaukee's Punk Scene

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    Taking the City By Storm: The Birth of Milwaukee's Punk Scene is a documentary focusing on the progression of Milwaukee's Protopunk, Punk, New Wave,...

    Taking the City By Storm: The Birth of Milwaukee's Punk Scene
  • 1978
    Rome '78

    Rome '78

    Rome '78

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    Nares mocks up Ancient Rome by shooting in faux-classical sites like Grant's Tomb and Tribeca's American Thread Building, where a decrepit penthouse...

    Rome '78
  • 2009
    X Magazine Benefit

    X Magazine Benefit

    X Magazine Benefit

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    Documents performances of DNA, James Chance and the Contortions, and Boris Policeband in NYC at a benefit concert for X Motion Picture Magazine and...

    X Magazine Benefit
  • 1979
    Alien Portrait

    Alien Portrait

    Alien Portrait

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    Filmed at CBGB’s, New York City at a Teenage Jesus & The Jerks concert on January 13th, 1978. The film shows the band members’ heads in...

    Alien Portrait
  • 1970
    Contortions

    Contortions

    Contortions

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    Distorted video footage of James Chance & the Contortions, live in NYC.

    Contortions