Don Letts's exhilarating, oddly tender history of punk rock spans nearly 30 years taking us from such antecedents as The Velvet Underground, the MC5 and Iggie Pop to the logical conclusion in Nirvana. Using an inspiring collection of performance clips and interviews, Letts, the former London "punky-reggae'' DJ, segues between New York's CBGB's circa the Ramones, the New York Dolls, and Television and London's King's Road where the Sex Pistols fashioned their sound and image at Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm Mclaren's boutique. Punk didn't lack for exciting female performers and Letts gives time to some of the most memorable: Chrissie Hyde, Siouxsie Sioux, Patti Smith, Poly Styrene of X-Ray Specs and Ari-Up of the Slits. Among the highly articulate group of talking heads - not simply the usual suspects - are Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore, John Cale, Glenn Branca, and two filmmakers: Mary Harron and Jim Jarmusch. (Amy Taubin)

Director: Don Letts
Executive Producer: Krysanne Katsoolis

(Bio To Come)