Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure

A cult phenomenon was born in 1987 when two young punks from the American midwest moved into a down-at-heel San Francisco apartment and covertly recorded the vitriolic rants of their neighbours: middle-aged alcoholic roommates Raymond, a raging homophobe, and Peter, a flamboyant gay man. The duo's hysterical diatribes became a media sensation and went on to inspire musicians (from Devo to Nirvana), illustrators and filmmakers. At once hilarious and disturbing, Matthew Bate's Sundance-selected documentary explores the boundaries between privacy, art and exploitation.

Filmmaker Guests Matthew Bate, Sophie Hyde

Screens with At The Formal

Image credit: Mitchell Deprey

Watch a teaser clip from the film here.

• Director's Bio Matthew Bate creates documentaries dealing with obsessive people, pop culture and outsider artists. Shut up Little Man!, his first feature, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.