Whats the story with the Instrument Video?
• ‘Instrument’ is a feature length film about Fugazi. • Made by Jem Cohen, directed by Jem Cohen and Fugazi. • Released in March of 1999. • 115 mins. color. stereo. • Contains Live Concert Footage, Interviews, and Behind the Scenes Footage. • Dischord #80 • Should be released on DVD sometime in late 2000 or 2001. For a Q&A with Guy regarding the Instrument Video, click here. Here is the official press release regarding the film: “A collaboration between filmmaker Jem Cohen and the Washington DC band, the project covers the ten-year period from the band’s inception in 1987. Far from a traditional documentary, the project is a musical document: a portrait of musicians at work. Says Cohen: “With no desire on my part or the band’s to create a factual career survey or any kind of promotional vehicle, the project presented an opportunity to cut things loose. Mixing sync-sound 16mm, Super-8, video, and a wide range of archival formats, the piece includes concert footage, studio sessions, prac
