Georgia Archer is a graduate of the American Film Institute Conservatory, where she was awarded both the Women In Film and George & Barbara Bush Foundation fellowships. As a music video and still photography producer, Georgia worked alongside iconic visual artists including jazz photographer William Claxton. She produced videos and album artwork ranging from Mariah Carey to White Zombie, with whom she received an MTV Award for Best Hard Rock Video. Georgia moved into narrative filmmaking with the Sundance award-winning Peter Rabbit And The Crucifix, and Odd Man, featuring John Doe, with an experimental score from Nels Cline.
In approaching Barbershop Punk, Georgia drew upon her background in film, music, dance and photography – lacing the narrative structure by blending dialogue, motion, and visual elements within classic storytelling themes.
Georgia currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband, filmmaker/producer Anthony Dominici, and their dog, Booker. Barbershop Punk is her feature documentary writing and directorial debut.
About the Film
Is "The Man" controlling the vertical, the horizontal, and the channel you'll be on? In a privatized American Internet, is big business “Big Brother” or does the free market protect and serve the needs of the average citizen with its invisible hand? With the simple act of swapping files, barbershop quartet baritone Robb Topolski finds himself at ground zero of a landmark case whose outcome will affect the rights of every American citizen. Following one man’s personal quest to defend what he believes to be his inalienable rights, Barbershop Punk examines the critical issues surrounding the future of the American Internet and what it truly means to be “punk.” The film features discussions with Henry Rollins, Janeane Garofalo, U.S. Congressmen Chip Pickering, Clinton White House Press Secretary Mike McCurry, Michelle Combs of the Christian Coalition, lobbyist Jack Burkman and FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein, among others.
