Filmmaker and cultural deconstructionist John Roecker spent the majority of his childhood locked in his bedroom escaping reality, drawing pictures, and dreaming of making films and music. He eventually grew up and made films and music. Roecker's documentary series, Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Gay Porn Stars, was banned by Amazon until media and activist pressure caused the sales giant to cave. It also features the music from the band Rancid. Svengali, Roecker's neo-noir web series, crossed gender and cultural boundaries, while his first feature-length film, Live Freaky Die Freaky, managed to offend liberals and right wingers alike while disturbing even hardened horror genre critics such as FanGoria Magazine. He has had numerous art shows and curated the Punk Rock Exhibit "Forming" with actor Viggo Mortensen. He has worked with No Doubt, Rancid, Green Day, X, and A.F.I. Travis Barker among others. Roecker's new project is a musical collaboration called "Roecker/Melody" with fellow artist and musician Dylan Melody; their new record will be out on Frontier Records in 2016.
Mill Valley Film Festival
