Awful Days: A Documentary about Awful Records (2016)

Genre : Music, Documentary

Runtime : 31M

Director : Joe Alexander

Synopsis

A documentary chronicling the rise of Awful Records, with background on each member of the crew.

Actors

Tommy Genesis
Tommy Genesis
Archibald Slim
Archibald Slim
Ethereal
Ethereal
Keithcharles Spacebar
Keithcharles Spacebar
Micah Freeman
Micah Freeman
Lord Narf
Lord Narf
Slug Christ
Slug Christ
BootyMath
BootyMath
Stalin Majesty
Stalin Majesty

Crews

Joe Alexander
Joe Alexander
Director
Daniel Emmerson
Daniel Emmerson
Producer
Joe Alexander
Joe Alexander
Director of Photography
Joe Alexander
Joe Alexander
Camera Operator
Ramone Anderson
Ramone Anderson
Camera Operator
Sonny Walters
Sonny Walters
Camera Operator
Comrade Massie
Comrade Massie
Camera Operator
Ramone Anderson
Ramone Anderson
Sound Recordist
Sonny Walters
Sonny Walters
Sound Recordist
Factory
Factory
Sound Mixer
Ben Hauke
Ben Hauke
Sound Mixer
Factory
Factory
Sound Designer
Ben Hauke
Ben Hauke
Sound Designer
Houmam Abdallah
Houmam Abdallah
Color Designer
Joe Prytherch
Joe Prytherch
Animation
BootyMath
BootyMath
Animation

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