One of the unexpected great films of DOC NYC and 2024, HARLEY FLANAGAN: WIRED FOR CHAOSis a look at Flanagan, the lead singer of the Cro-Mags who is still chugging along.
The film tells Harley’s story from being raised by a single mom on to the present day. It’s a story of a hard life where the young Harley had to try to beat off a trucker who was trying to rape his mom, to his angry early days in music where he tried to stab people to his much calmer days he is spending with his family.
This film floored me. This is nominally a music doc but it transcends the genre to become a shining portrait of humanity. It’s a glorious portrait of the human spirit and of a person’s ability to change for the better. I can not tell you how good this film is. When I saw it I had put something like 60 films for the festival behind me and then I saw this and all the others were pushed back a step or so.
I don’t care if you like Harley’s music or not, you need to see this because it’s a great story compellingly told. Finding films like this is why I try and watch as many films from DOC NYC as I can.
Highly recommended
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