Persecution Blues: the Battle for the Tote!

"Punk, passion, politics and public protest collide, in this documentary depicting the fight to save rock and roll in Melbourne."

In 2010, the iconic Tote Hotel – last bastion of Melbourne’s vibrant music counterculture – was forced to close by unfair laws. Filmed over 7 years, “Persecution Blues” depicts the struggle of more than 20,000 fans – and the bands who inspire them – to preserve their history and protect their future, and puts the audience on the front line of an epic-scale culture war.

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Six Weeks to Twelve Years

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Moments: Six

Moments: Six

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Strange Object

Strange Object

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Rewind 2: 1996

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1990

Recep Ivedik 7

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Six Children and One Grandfather

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2019

Franck Carducci Tearing The Tour Apart

Franck Carducci Tearing The Tour Apart

2016

Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal

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2013

Pat Metheny Group: Imaginary Day Live

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1998

Rewind 3: The Final Chapter

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2023

Flow

Flow

2005

10 Minute Solution: Rapid Results Fat Burner

2016

PorNO

PorNO

2010

Expendable Assets

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1996

Wesker's Report

Wesker's Report

2001

Flow

Flow

2012