6.4
TV
Directing
David Markey
- Born
- (age 62)
- Birthplace
- Burbank, California, U.S.
- Credits
- 28 titles
Biography
David Markey (born December 3, 1963 in Burbank, California) is an American film director. As a self-taught filmmaker and musician, Markey directed, produced, edited, and photographed most of his films, the majority of which has been self-funded and distributed. His work documents the punk scene in Southern California throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Markey has worked with Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Mudhoney, Redd Kross, Circle Jerks, The Ramones, Black Flag and the Meat Puppets.
Signature work
Known For
6.4
TV
6.8
Movie
1991: The Year Punk Broke
5.1
Movie
Desperate Teenage Lovedolls
6.2
Movie
Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost
5.7
Movie
Goo
8.3
Movie
The Slog Movie
9.3
Movie
Desolation Center
4.0
Movie
Lovedolls Superstar
10.0
Movie
Weatherman '69
7.0
Movie
Citizen Tania
Movie
Flipside Video Fanzine Number 1
10.0
Movie
The Book of Manson
8.0
Movie
Cut Shorts
7.0
Movie
Reality 86'd
7.0
Movie
(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale
Movie
Lou Believers
Movie
Rap Damage
Movie
Circle Jerks: My Career as a Jerk
Acting credits 14
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Flipside Video Fanzine Number 1 Film | |
| 2018 | Desolation Center Film | |
| 2006 | Above, Beneath and Beyond the Valley: The Making of a Musical-Horror-Sex-Comedy Film | Self |
| 2004 | (This Is Known as) The Blues Scale Film | Self |
| 2004 | Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost Film | |
| 1996 | 7th Heaven TV | Peter (1 ep) |
| 1992 | 1991: The Year Punk Broke Film | Self |
| 1991 | Rap Damage Film | |
| 1989 | Weatherman '69 Film | Allen Ginsberg/Yoko Ono |
| 1989 | The Book of Manson Film | Bobby Beausoleil |
| 1989 | Citizen Tania Film | Teko |
| 1988 | Lou Believers Film | |
| 1986 | Lovedolls Superstar Film | |
| 1982 | The Slog Movie Film |
Crew credits 22
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | The Omenous Film | Director |
| TBA | Shonen Knife Blast Off! Film | Director |
| 2025 | The Secret Lives of Bill Bartell Film | Director |
| 2012 | Circle Jerks: My Career as a Jerk Film | Director, Editor, Producer, Cinematography |
| 2012 | Dinosaur Jr: Bug Live at 930 Club Film | Director |
| 2008 | The Reinactors Film | Director |
| 2006 | Cut Shorts Film | Director |
| 2004 | (This Is Known as) The Blues Scale Film | Director |
| 1993 | Grunge Pedal Film | Director |
| 1992 | 1991: The Year Punk Broke Film | Director, Director of Photography, Editor |
| 1991 | Reality 86'd Film | Director |
| 1991 | Skeeno H.C. Rules Film | Director |
| 1991 | Goo Film | Director, Editor |
| 1991 | Rap Damage Film | Director |
| 1989 | Weatherman '69 Film | Director of Photography |
| 1989 | Citizen Tania Film | Director |
| 1988 | Lou Believers Film | Director |
| 1986 | Lovedolls Superstar Film | Director |
| 1984 | Desperate Teenage Lovedolls Film | Director |
| 1982 | The Slog Movie Film | Director |
| 1980 | Summer Has Been Over for a Long Time Film | Director |
| 1975 | The Devil's Exorcist Film | Director |