The PikmeUp (2009)

In the mid1980s the coffeehouse movement in Los Angeles was beginning with wild promise A tattered Hollywood storefront called The Pikmeup became the prototype for a new subculture that started as an unruly rebellion and exploded into a national phenomenon The place was a bohemian revolution a happening of ideas poetry music and performance where a motley group of outcasts formed a unique community and an enduring family Our documentary on The Pikmeup utilizes an amazing wealth of materialsmore than 5000 photographs over 200 video hours of performances hundreds of print elements and intimate interviews with friends employees and performers We hope our experimentation with the materials and how memory is represented in film is true to the spirit of this amazing moment in Los Angeles cultural history