News: Lydia Lunch Documentary ‘The War Is Never Over’ Opening at New York’s IFC Center

The War is Never Over, the first, career-spanning documentary retrospective of the artist and spoken-word poet Lydia Lunch, will open at New York’s IFC Center on June 30. On the same day, the documentary will also open nation-wide in both theaters and virtual cinemas through Kino Marquee. Directed by prolific, No-Wave filmmaker Beth B, The War is Never Over traces Lunch’s beginnings in the late ’70s New York City, downtown scene with her band Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, a central pillar of the No-Wave music movement. The documentary follows Lunch’s storied career as an artist and legendary spoken-word poet, touching on her many collaborations with a diverse collective of artists, writers, and musicians including Alan Vega (Suicide), Hubert Selby Jr., and Nick Cave and Sonic Yo...

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