So What

For this documentary Stewart Copeland used Super-8 material he filmed in 1982.

"So What"
1984 flyer
Artist:	various
Directed by:	Stewart Copeland
Produced by:	Stewart Copeland
Edited by:	Stewart Copeland
Filming location(s):	England, UK
Initial release date:	1984-02-08 (New York's world premiere)
Running time:	35 minutes
Label:	LABEL

Video summary

This 35 minute documentary about the Anti-Nowhere-League UK tour was filmed by Stewart Copeland between 1982-05-21 and 1982-06-06.

Production

With his Super-8 camera Stewart Copeland filmed musicians and punks during the Anti-Nowhere-League UK tour. The first concert was on 1982-05-21 at the Apollo in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. Filming ended at the 1982-06-06 concert at the Lyceum in London, England, UK. Several concerts near the end of that tour were cancelled because band members (and Stewart, too) became ill.

On 1984-02-09 during the Late Night TV show it's mentioned that the movie had its world premiere on 1984-02-08 (at the 8th Street Playhouse), with Stewart absent as he had to play a concert.

In an interview at the Ritz Carlton in Chicago (either 1984-02-18 or 1984-02-19) Stewart Copeland mentioned that this documentary was already shown in arty theatres in New York and would soon come to Chicago and Los Angeles.

Release history

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Cover art	Release date	Country	Format	Language	Special features
	1984-02-08 (New York's world premiere)	USA	double feature	English	various cinema screenings in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles

Quotations and trivia

The Making of "So What" was broadcast on 1984-04-29 on MTV's "The Cutting Edge"..

See also

• 1984-02-08
• 1982-05-24 - 1982-06-06 (Los Angeles screenings)
• 1984-04-29

External links and reviews

• The Making of "So What"

References

sources: Stewart Copeland's diaries, Outlandos newsletters, flyer, ad, Downbeat - May 1984