Stephanie Beroes

Debt Begins at 20, Stephanie Beroes' portrait of the Pittsburgh punk/ new wave scene circa 1980

As a counterpoint to our current No Wave Exhibition proving it wasn't all just happening in New York we present Stephanie Beroes' 'Debt Begins at 20', an affectionate quasi-fictional portrait of the burgeoning punk/ new wave scene in Pittsburgh, deftly balancing naive excitement with cool detachment as it follows local legend Bill Bored hanging and making out to a backdrop of music by The Cardboards, The Shakes, Hans Brinker and The Dykes.
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Read Denise Dee's (of The Dykes) personal memories of the Pittsburgh punk scene
Listen to more of The Cardboards on their Myspace page
Read an Appreciation of The Cardboards from November 2009 issue of Perfect Sound Forever

Debt Begins at 20 Stephanie Beroes   1980 --> USA 1980 16mm 40 mins, B&W, Sound (Optical) Available for hire (Click here for ordering information)

With music by The Cardboards, The Snakes, Hans Brinker and The Dykes. 'By combining semi-fictionalized and documentary material, this film is as definitive a record of the Pittsburgh punk scene during its nascent underground as anyone could hope for. Beroes' band footage is radical departure from the gimmickry of stereotyped rock band documentary in its use of pans and slow dollys, capturing sm [more...]

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