ASK ALLSTON: A Documentary About Boston DIY

ASK ALLSTON: A Documentary About Boston DIY

DIY or DIE!

•38m

MusicDocumentary

A documentary filmed between 2016 - 2018 about the Boston DIY music scene, and part of the community that keeps it going.

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Production

Cult Fiction, Cuttlefish Collective, Allston Pudding

Language

EN

Status

Released

Cast

Matt O'Connor

Self

Christine Varriale

Self

Nora Scott

Self

Dylan Citron

Self

Billy Cunningham

Self

Laura Brogan

Self

Jac Walsh

Self

Nicholas Regan

Self

Grayson Kirtland

Self

Ellen Kempner

Self

Luke Osenberg

Self

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