The first trailer has been released for ‘FIRST MOSH AFTER COVID’ a brand-new documentary following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the music industry. We have been given a sneak peek of the self-proclaimed ‘moshumentary’ with a wild four-minute teaser. The documentary, created by director Tom Dream is focused on “the resilience of the DIY music industry in this country”.
The trailer reflects upon the crowds and moshes in late March 2020 just before the UK’s first lockdown. From there we are taken through a whistle-stop history of moshing by a selection of guests. From there the trailer takes a turn. Stuck in the static of lockdown the tension begins to build as those stuck at home anticipate their freedom, hanging on for the first mosh pit after covid. Dream said that he had been working on the documentary for the past few months with his ultimate aim “to bring together a dedicated mosh hunting community to help track down and intercept the first official mosh pit in the UK once Covid restrictions are lifted.” The documentary is set to feature UK artists such as IDLES, Sports Team, and Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs.
In a statement alongside the trailer release Dream wrote that ‘FIRST MOSH AFTER COVID’ “promises to be more than a film about moshing. It’s a film about the resilience of the DIY music industry in this country; all the bands, fans, photographers, tour managers, roadies, sound engineers and independent venues that make the music industry what it is today in the UK.” He added that “It’s also a film about what we’ve lost this past year to Covid, and what we’ve been through mentally. The science of human touch, the psychology of crowd behaviour, and the impact of isolation on our mental wellbeing and our creativity. We’ll uncover the power of communal alchemy, social and sonic harmony, and that transcendent feeling in the pit, where for one brief moment, many people make a whole.”
‘FIRST MOSH AFTER COVID’ is due to be released later this year.
