All the Years of Trying
Synopsis
Composer of punk anthem 'Safety Pin Stuck in My Heart', Fitzgerald kicked against the punk orthodoxy by performing waif-like and vulnerably alone with an acoustic guitar and a tattered book of poems at the height of the punk revolution
Details
- Year
- 2010
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 65 mins
- Format
- HDV
- Director
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Dom Shaw
- Producer
- Daniel Carboni, Dom Shaw
- Co-Producer
- Daniel Carboni, Dom Shaw
- Editor
- Daniel Carboni
- Composer
- Patrik Fitzgerald
- Principal cast
- Patrik Fitzgerald, Benjamin Zephaniah, Everett True, Garry Bushell, Boff Whalley, Attila the Stockbroker
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Anonymous Films Ltd
28 Kimberley GardensLondon N4 1LF
UK
T +44 (0)20 8802 9169
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