"Heavy Load" are Lewes answer to the Ramones, a punk outfit subject to the inflammatory mix of ego, fantasy, and desire that fuels any emerging band. They're also, uniquely, made up of musicians with and without learning disabilities.
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Heavy Load are Lewes&39; answer to The Ramones a punk outfit subject to the inflammatory mix of ego fantasy and desire that fuels any emerging band They&39;re also uniquely made up of musicians with and without learning disabilities which makes the band&39;s survival a precarious negotiation between two different worlds on the one hand the institutional timetable of day centres work placements and social workers; on the other the chaotic slacker life of rehearsal rooms studios and gigs Shot over two years as the band record their first album The Queen Mother&39;s Dead the film is a comedy of conflicting ambitions capturing the sweat and romance of playing in a band as they move out of the ghetto of disability club nights to test whether their dreams can survive in the mainstream
Filmmaker Jerry Rothwell follows Lewes-based punk band Heavy Load, some of whose members have learning disabilities, over a two-year period as they move away from their usual fare of disability club nights to perform a set at a mainstream music festival. The film captures the band members juggling their institutional timetable of day centres, work placements and social workers with the chaotically creative existence of the punk musician.
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