In the wake of the Ghost Ship warehouse fire in Oakland, DIY music venues across the United States faced increasing scrutiny. In North Texas, the legendary venue, infoshop, and lending library 1919 Hemphill became the target of a coordinated far-right campaign and ultimately closed its doors in 2019. But the DIY spirit endured.
A Place We Can Go follows the people continuing to build independent music venues across North Texas, revealing how these spaces provide far more than live music. They offer refuge, belonging, and community for those who have long felt marginalized.
A Place We Can Go (2026) - Documentary
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Set against a region often reduced to political stereotypes, the film challenges the idea of Texas as a cultural monolith. More than a film about DIY spaces, A Place We Can Go is a portrait of grassroots resilience and a reminder that when people are excluded, they will always find ways to build places where they belong.
