Past | Visiting Filmmakers

The Decline of Western Civilization

Introduced by Penelope Spheeris

(Penelope Spheeris, 1981)

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Shot in 1979–80, Spheeris’s instant cult favorite The Decline of Western Civilization captures LA’s punk music subculture with still-startling performance footage and interviews with the likes of the Circle Jerks, X, Black Flag, and more. (100 mins., DCP)

SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS FOR FILM/VIDEO

Rohauer Collection Foundation

 

GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE WEXNER CENTER

Greater Columbus Arts Council

Columbus Foundation

Nationwide Foundation

Ohio Arts Council

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The Decline of Western Civilization