HARD CORE LOGO - 30TH ANNIVERSARY NATIONAL CANADIAN FILM DAY FREE SCREENING

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Bruce McDonald’s beloved cult classic is now celebrating its 30th anniversary! This pseudo-rockumentary follows punk band Hard Core Logo on a harrowing and hilarious last-gasp reunion tour.

For this year's annual CanFilmDay event, join us on Wednesday, April 15 for a FREE screening of HARD CORE LOGO with director Bruce McDonald in attendance the night before the 2026 Calgary Underground Film Festival officially begins.

Joe Dick, Billy Tallent, John Oxenberger and Pipefitter are Hard Core Logo, Vancouver’s legendary but now defunct punk band. Joe Dick coaxes his former bandmates to overcome personal differences and reunite for a benefit concert for their aging punk mentor Bucky Haight, who had been shot in Saskatchewan. The enormous success of their coming out of retirement/benefit gig prompts Joe Dick to urge a reunion tour. A documentary film crew headed by Bruce McDonald accompanies them on tour through the pristine landscape of Western Canada. On stage, the Hard Cores are brilliant. However, as the tour unfolds, the band’s old, buried tensions erupt, and the boys are faced with the raw fact that they cannot relive nor alter the past. A raw, realistic look at a band; the music that binds them, the love and anguish that tears them apart and the tour which takes them there.

WHAT IS CANFILMDAY?
CanFilmDay is a massive, one-day coast-to-coast-to-coast celebration of Canadian cinema. Launched in 2014, CanFilmDay has brought together hundreds of thousands of Canadians, to celebrate our stories and the incredible achievements of our filmmakers. Each year, CUFF hosts Calgary's flagship event.

OFFICIAL SELECTION
Cannes Film Festival 1996
Venice Film Festival 1996
Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival 1996
Göteborg Film Festival 1997

DIRECTOR'S BIO
Bruce McDonald is a Canadian director known for his irreverent, eclectic style and his love of music and pop culture. After breaking out with his debut feature ROADKILL (CUFF 2022 National Canadian Film Day Selection), he has gone on to direct numerous other acclaimed films including HARD CORE LOGO, THE TRACY FRAGMENTS and PONTYPOOL (CUFF 2017 National Canadian Film Day Selection), as well as a handful of documentaries and more TV than you can shake a stick at. He currently lives in Toronto with his wife and daughter, enjoys Italian food and loves the great album Bitches Brew. Shadow Shows is Bruce’s script development and production company.