What We Do Is Secret

Synopsis

Over the course of a few short years, Darby Crash and his band, The Germs, terrified Los Angeles's nightclub owners, provoked their audiences, wrestled with vices, released a landmark album and burned red hot - until burning out. Crash's 1980 suicide from a heroin overdose assured that The Germs became the stuff of legend, inspiring legions of followers from G.G. Allin to Nirvana. First-time director Rodger Grossman captures their legacy in this unique biopic that mixes dramatized interviews, live performances and vignettes of the artistic and personal struggles between Crash, his band, his boyfriend and his scene. (John Vettese)