Rungs in a Ladder : Jacob Bannon

A meditation on life, art, and purpose, the film centers around Jacob Bannon, an accomplished visual artist and frontman for hardcore band Converge. Bannon reflects on the formative events in his life as well as his continuing commitment to creation rather than destruction. A commitment that is informed as much by anger as it is by survival. The documentary is a single continuous thought that sprawls in multiple directions but ultimately culminates in a sobering and uplifting statement of purpose.