David Markey

Biography

David Markey (born December 3, 1963 in Burbank, California) is an American film director. As a self-taught filmmaker and musician, Markey directed, produced, edited, and photographed most of his films, the majority of which has been self-funded and distributed. His work documents the punk scene in Southern California throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Markey has worked with Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Mudhoney, Redd Kross, Circle Jerks, The Ramones, Black Flag and the Meat Puppets.

Most Known For

7th Heaven

as Peter

Lou Believers

Citizen Tania

as Teko

1991: The Year Punk Broke

as Self

Desolation Center

Lovedolls Superstar

The Slog Movie

(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale

as Self

Above, Beneath and Beyond the Valley: The Making of a Musical-Horror-Sex-Comedy

as Self

Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost

Rap Damage

Flipside Video Fanzine Number 1

Weatherman '69

as Allen Ginsberg/Yoko Ono

The Book of Manson

as Bobby Beausoleil