D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist (2002)
55m
Running Time
January 1, 2002Release Date
D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist (2002)
55m
Running Time
January 1, 2002Release Date
Plot.
This documentary features interviews with Ian MacKaye (Fugazi), J Mascis (Dinosaur jr.), John John Jesse (Demonic Erotic painter), Jim Rose (Jim Rose Sideshow), Jim Thirwell (Foetus), Lydia Lunch, Mike Watt (Minutemen), Richard Kern (Filmmaker), Ron Ashet
Where to Watch.
SubsCurrently D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Night Flight Plus
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.
Richard Kern
Himself - Interviewee
Ron Asheton
Self - Interviewee
Lung Leg
Herself (archive footage)
Mike Boner
Self
Lynn Breedlove
Self - Interviewee
Lydia Lunch
Herself - Interviewee
Dave Brockie
Self
Ian MacKaye
Himself - Interviewee
Dave Brockie
Self
Simon Clifton
Self
Michael W. Dean
Director
Michael W. Dean
Director
Cynthia Connolly
Self
J.G. Thirlwell
Himself
Mike Watt
Himself
Michael W. Dean
Self
Stephen Elliott
Self
Beth Lisick
Herself
Mark Enger
Self
Dana Schechter
Herself
Matt Enger
Self
Courtney J. Ulrich
Herself
John John Jesse
Himself
Peter Spicer
Cinematographer
J. Mascis
Himself
Miles Montalbano
Editor
Liza Matlack
Herself
Madigan Shive
Herself
Keith Knight
Himself
Killian Macgeraghty
Himself
Lil Mike Martzke
Himself
Maggie McEleney
Herself
Details.
Wiki.
D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist is a low-budget documentary film released by Music Video Distributors in 2002. The film is a "celebration of the underdog" and deals with why artists do what they do, regardless of the lack of a continuous paycheck.