**PLEASE NOTE** a second screening has been added on Sunday May 16th at 2PM!

An oral and aural account, a living history, of the punk rock era – equal parts homage and collage to the Buffalo scene, circa 1977-85.

In this film, Elmer Ploetz weaves together a series of interviews, archival footage, photos, posters and recent reunion footage to recapture the excitement and power of the era – a time whose influence echoes today throughout the local independent music scene.

Faces to look for include members of the Jumpers,  Mark Freeland, the Enemies, Lip Service, Vores,  the Good, Pauline & the Perils, Davy & the Crocketts, the George, Paper Faces,  and a host of others.  Included is rare footage of the Jumpers and the Enemies from their early days as well.

The documentary also features people from behind the scenes such as former WBNY programmer Tom Calderone,  artist Karl Kotas, former Buffalo News rock critic Dale Anderson, Rockers magazine editor Andrew Elias and McVan’s club owner Joe Tearose.

A preview of the film screened to a great response in March as part of the This Is It! Reunion series.  A full screening will be scheduled for later in the spring.

The documentary is actually just the start of the Bflo Pnk Project. It’s a jumping off point for what is turning into a community history project using the facebook social networking service (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bflo-Pnk-10-The-Buffalo-Punk-Documentary-Project/366856159657).

Also, with the availability of digital editing, the film is expected to go through revision, re-editing and rewriting in coming years.  In addition, footage and resources that don’t make it into the film will also be included online at buffalowave.com, where the audience will be able to search for clips and put them onto a timeline to create their own videos. The audience will also be encouraged to contribute to the knowledge base/resource base, creating a wiki multimedia history of the era.  The website is currently in development.

For more information or for interviews, contact Elmer Ploetz at ploetz@fredonia.edu.

Note: Any profits from this project will be donated to the Foodbank of WNY and the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame.