Closing Night: World Premiere

D-Punk

+ panel discussion

A raw, defiant documentary where punk and disability collide – challenging norms, reclaiming space, and rewriting who gets to be seen and heard.

  • Director

    D-Punk Collective

  • With

    Celeste Bell, Jemima Dury, Penny Pepper, Mat Fraser, Mik Scarlet

  • UK 2026. 35min. Total running time 75min

  • Digital

D-Punk is a loud, unruly collision of punk and disability – two cultures built on defiance. Through raw interviews and first-hand stories, it uncovers a hidden history of resistance, creativity and refusal. This isn’t about inspiration – it’s about anger, identity and taking up space. Urgent, political and unapologetic, D-Punk reclaims punk as a force for difference.

Introduction by We Crip Film Festival programmers Tara Brown and Charlie Little plus a post-screening community panel with Justin Edgar, Jameisha Prescod (You Look Okay To Me), Penny Pepper and participants from the film.

Content warning

This film features explicit language and references to ableism and suicide.

Access information

At We Crip Film Festival we prioritise access. This screening will be in relaxed conditions; however, we will have some reserved seating. If you are unable to book your preferred seat, we have reserved seats for specific access needs including:

  • BSL interpretation seats
  • Wheelchair user spaces

This film will have on-screen descriptive subtitles. Closed audio description will be available via headsets. The film will have on-screen British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation.

The discussion will be presented with BSL interpretation and live captioning.

If you have any specific seating requirements that you would like to discuss, please get in contact with our Box Office Team either via email or telephone. Our email is [email protected] and dedicated Access Booking Line is: 020 7960 2102 (lines open from 12pm to 7pm Monday to Saturday, and 12pm to 6pm on Sundays). We will be more than happy to help!

For further details of access at BFI Southbank, please see the Access information page.