Crass. The Sound of Free Speech. (The Story of Reality Asylum)
A Film by Class and Culture Films

dir. Brandon Spivey, UK, 2024, 95 min

A raw and powerful documentary about the birth of the punk manifesto Reality Asylum — the first single released by Crass Records. Crass, an anarcho-punk band from the late ’70s, transformed the British music scene, art, and political activism.

The film takes viewers back to 1970s Britain, right into the heart of social rebellion and the working-class counterculture. Penny Rimbaud, Steve Ignorant, Gee Vaucher, and others tell the story of Reality Asylum in their own words — without filters or external narration.

This is not a rockumentary, but an uncompromising tribute to free speech, radical art, and the legacy of Crass.