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Rungs in a Ladder: Jacob Bannon
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Rungs in a Ladder: Jacob Bannon

12 MIN · EN · STATUS: [ STREAMING ]
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Jacob Bannon has spent over two decades as a visual artist and as the frontman of the hardcore band Converge, and this film, directed by Ian McFarland, sits with him to talk through both careers at once. Interviews and behind-the-scenes footage follow Bannon between the studio and the stage, showing how his artwork, album covers, and lyrics feed into each other rather than existing as separate pursuits. He talks about the sacrifices that came with staying independent inside the hardcore scene rather than chasing a bigger audience, and about the musicians and fans who kept that scene functioning as a community over the years. Converge appears less as a band with a frontman and more as a group of longtime collaborators, which is how Bannon describes it himself. The film stays close to his own account of the work, using his reflections as the throughline rather than outside commentary or archival context.