Broken Social Scene Share Trailer for New Documentary ‘It’s All Gonna Break’

The doco chronicles the creation of the bands first three albums.

It’s All Gonna Break is a new documentary tracing the history of Canada’s indie rock collective Broken Social Scene. Directed by the band’s close friend Stephen Chung, who shot many of Broken Social Scene’s early music videos, the film documents the creation of the band’s first three albums – Feel Good Lost (2001), You Forgot It in People (2002) and Broken Social Scene (2005).

Named after the final track on their self-titled release, It’s All Gonna Break features unseen footage of the band, live recordings and interviews with a raft of people involved with BBS over the years, including collaborates Feist, Emily Haines of Metric and guitarist Amy Millan.

Interestingly Chung features heavily in the documentary and is seen talking about how he thought the film would never see the light of day, a common trope for these types of band docos.

A press release for the film states: “Through never before seen personal archival footage, director and photographer Stephen Chung shares how he captured the very beginnings of this loose collective of artists, musicians, friends and lovers, and ended up documenting the creation of Broken Social Scene’s 2002’s groundbreaking sophomore album, You Forgot It In People, considered by many to be one of the best and most important indie albums of all time.

“With You Forgot It In People’s release and subsequent explosion on a global scale, Broken Social Scene started a movement without setting out to, putting a massive spotlight on their hometown – Toronto – a city whose musical output had slowed during the late 90s.”

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Broken Social Scene has been a revolving door of talent since its inception in 1999, with some of Canada’s biggest artists making up its lineup over the journey. Named one of the most important artists of the past 25 years by Pitchfork, BSS has released five albums, with the most recent being 2017’s Hug of Thunder.

The band dropped two EPs in 2019, Let’s Try the After (Vol. 1) and Let’s Try the After (Vol. 2), along with the compilation album Old Dead Young: B-Sides & Rarities in 2022.

While new music might not be on the horizon, BBS continues to tour, with the band finishing up their 20th anniversary concert series commemorating their sophomore album You Forgot It in People last year.

It’s All Gonna Break will premiere at the Woodstock Film Festival on October 16.

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