The Archivist
Who's Project is this?
After sharpening his production skills at the University of Georgia, Christopher ventured off to NYC to complete a master’s in documentary film at The New School. While there, he worked for a range of filmmakers. Most notably, he worked for Lloyd Kaufman (Toxic Avenger) of Troma Films and Albert Maysles’ (Gimmie Shelter, Grey Gardens, Salesman) of Maysles Films.
Longing for the South, Christopher found himself working in television production for 10 years back in Georgia before shifting his career to PR/media relations. Christopher currently works for the University of Georgia and is pursuing a second master’s degree. He’s often found working on various art and film projects.
Christopher Childs
Filmmaker, artist, & archivist of APA
The Bands
Who They Are
The bands filmed most often were Adolf and the Piss Arts, The Bloody Sods, No Holds Barred, and Terminus City.
Adolf and the Piss Artists
Atlanta, GA
The Bloods Sods
Newnan, GA
No Holds Barred
Atlanta, GA
Terminus City
Atlanta, GA
Other bands capture on video
Include...
Anti-seen, The Breakaways, Exit 86, Guff, Hunter-Gather, The Inconsiderates, Roughage, The Slut Knuckles, The Spectremen, and Too Far Gone...
The Media
Subcribe to the YouTube Channel
Moving forward, new videos will be uploaded to the The Atlanta Punk Archive YouTube Channel, just a few are highlighted here. In addition to a few memorable videos, you'll find some flyers below as well.
Project Process
The Plan
The ultimate goal of this project is to archive the videos for future generations and documentation. Here's how it'll work!
Collection of Materials
The original video tapes, videos, and photos, are on various forms of media. Gathering, digitizing them all to a central location is the primary step.
Digitization
Most of the videos were shot on DV tape. Many of the orginally rendered videos are no longer available and will need to be logged once again.
Distribution
Both this website and the YouTube Channel will serve as an ongoing means to share new content.
Archive
The final step in the process will be donating the orgi media and the newly created media to a film/video archive to be preserved for generations to come.
The Numbers
Some of the cool facts about the project
Project Progress
Videos Digitized and Uploaded
Below you'll see the latest statistics on what videos have been uploaded, both from an overall perspective but also by select bands as well.