Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur JR

Philipp Virus / Germany (2021 - 82’ - VOSE)

FREAKSCENE is a homage of one of the most influential bands of Alternativ Music, which inspired the rock scene in the 1990s- including Nirvana. It is also the story of the eccentric guitarist and bandleader J Mascis, bass player Lou Barlow and drummer Murph not communicating with each other. An tragically funny and sometimes noisy rollercoaster ride by a dysfunctional family: Dinosaur Jr.

Data sheet

Director: Philipp Virus
Year: 2021
Country: Germany
Length: 82 min.
Original language: English
Leadings: Dinosaur JR
Camera: Philipp Virus, Bob Mould, Lee Ranaldo
Editor: Mario Bergmann, Stephan Holl, Philipp Virus
Producers: Stephan Holl
Film company: Rapid Eye Movies, Virus Films

Philipp Virus

Philipp "Virus" Reichenheim born in 1971 in West-Berlin is a director and visual artist living and working in Berlin.Since 1993 he directed & produced over 100 music videos and a couple of short films which gained worldwide attention on numerous music stations and film festivals. Since more than a decade he worked with bands like Atari Teenage Riot ,Alec Empire, Dinosaur Jr. ,Kim Gordon,The Stooges and Thurston Moore.