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On the edge of the 30th anniversary of punk rock, Punk's Not Dead takes you into the sweaty underground clubs, backyard parties, recording studios, and yes, shopping malls and stadium shows where punk rock music and culture continue to thrive. Thirty years after bands like the Ramones and the Sex Pistols infamously shocked the system with their hard, fast, status-quo-killing rock, the longest-running punk band in history is drawing bigger crowds than ever, "pop-punk" bands have found success on MTV, and kids too young to drive are forming bands that carry the torch for punk's raw, immediate sound. Meanwhile, "punk" has become a marketing concept to sell everything from cars to vodka, and dyed hair and piercings mark a rite of passage for thousands of kids. Can the true, nonconformist punk spirit still exist in today's corporatized culture? Featuring interviews, performances, and behind-the-scenes journeys with the bands, labels, fans, and press who keep punk alive, Punk's Not Dead dares to juxtapose pop-punk's music and lifestyle against the roots in the 70s and 80s, resulting in unexpected revelations. A DIY search for the soul of a subculture and a celebration of all things loud, fast, and spiked, Punk's Not Dead shows punk is stronger and more relevant today than it's ever been.

A group of crotchety codgers attempt to revive the punk-rock band they all played in 17 years earlier in "Punk Is Not Dead," from Macedonian scribe-helmer

Official music video for "Punk's Not Dead" by Little Big.

At the end of the eighties, shortly after the British and the Americans, the French discovered punk, also known as alternative rock or punk rock. Far from the quarrels, this film sets out to meet those who were to shake up the French musical and political landscape, and impose new rules outside the mainstream. Through never-before-seen archive footage and interviews with musicians from this unique movement, the film brings to life an era but also shows what these artists have become today - and many of them have never given up their guitars.

Following Swabian punk band "Cluster Bomb Unit" on their 2005 Indonesian tour, this documentary carefully portraits the young but ever-growing Indonesian underground punk scene and delivers insights into a subculture organizing itself at the utmost periphery of international economics.