Heavy Load

Calling themselves Brighton’s answer to the Ramones, HEAVY LOAD is a band fuelled by the same energy and attitude that made the original New York punks great. Yet Heavy Load are unique in the UK punk scene by virtue of the fact that they are made up of musicians with and without learning disabilities. Jerry Rothwell (DEEP WATER) follows the band recording their debut record The Queen Mother’s Dead and charts the band’s attempts at breaking the mainstream, culminating in an electrifying performance at the Wychwood Music Festival in front of hundreds of revellers. Rothwell’s film presents an engaging insight into the ambition and dreams of being in a band, and goes a long way to furthering Heavy Load’s stated mission "to demonstrate that disability rocks".

Contains one use of strong language.

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