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2008

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Starring	Heavy Load
Director	Jerry Rothwell
Genres	Documentary

Heavy Load

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, which makes the band'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'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.

Starring	Heavy Load
Director	Jerry Rothwell
Studio	SPIRIT ENTERTAINMENT LTD
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 48 mins
Certificate
Genres	Documentary
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 2008 To Rent: DVD: 30 Mar 2009

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- Heavy Load are Sussexâs premier punk-covers-of-pop-hits outfit, their USP being that three of them have learning... read more on Time Out
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- - Tom Huddleston
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  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:21
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  A feel-good documentary about music, diasabilities, and good friends!
  
  It is hard to describe this documentary, but it is something that needs to be watched and enjoyed. It doesn't matter if you like punk music or not, that isn... read more »
  
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  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, which makes the band's survival a precarious negotiation between ...