22nd Calgary Underground Film Festival

April 17-27, 2025

13th CUFF.Docs Documentary Film Festival

November 19-23, 2025

Slave To The Grind

Canada, 2018: 100 minutes: World Premiere
Archives 2018
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Harder than hardcore, faster than thrash, and heavier than just about anything you can imagine, grindcore stands tall as metal’s most aggressive subgenre, the most extreme of the extreme. For more than 30 years, grindcore acts have bashed at the limits of extreme music, unleashing second-long microsongs of condensed fury, walls of pure sonic aggression, and everything in between. In this strictly DIY documentary, director Doug Brown uses performances, interviews and animated sequences to dig deep into the genre’s twisted roots, talking to grindcore stalwarts and newcomers alike about the musical force that defines them.

DIRECTOR'S BIO
Doug Brown hails from Toronto, Canada and has been infatuated with music and movie culture his entire life. By day, Doug teaches Film Studies at a local high school. In the evening, he is glued to a camera and constantly working on a new project. Doug’s film accomplishments include acting, producing, and composing. He scored the political documentary TWO SUMMERS IN KOSOVO, and starred in the cult film THE DEATH OF INDIE ROCK. Recently, Doug directed the jury-award winning documentary NEVER...

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Documentary / Music

100 minutes

special guest

Director Doug Brown in attendance

credits

Director
Doug Brown

Producer
Doug Robert Brown

Editing
Rob Fitl
Stephanie Schnabel

Cinematographers
Alex Georghe
Dan Wallace

Featuring
Wake
Napalm Death
Brutal Truth
Terrorizer
Agoraphobic Nosebleed
Rotten Sound
Repulsion

Official website:
https://www.grindcorefilm.com/

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Slavetothegrindfilm/

Twitter:
https://twitter.com/grindcorefilm

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