In 2010, the iconic Tote Hotel – last bastion of Melbourne’s vibrant music counterculture – was forced to close by unfair laws. Filmed over 7 years, “Persecution Blues” depicts the struggle of more than 20,000 fans – and the bands who inspire them – to preserve their history and protect their future, and puts the audience on the front line of an epic-scale culture war.

• NicNat Films
• Bruce Milne
• Amanda Palmer
• James Young
• Eddy Current Supression Ring
• Powder Monkeys
• Spazzys
• Spiderbait