Stuart Swezey

Stuart Swezey began his creative career organizing the Desolation Center events in the desert and at sea that featured music groups such as the Minutemen, Einstürzende Neubauten, Sonic Youth, and Meat Puppets among others. He is a founder of Amok Books, a cult L.A. bookstore, and publishing house. Swezey produced the acclaimed feature documentary Better Living Through Circuitry (1999) about rave and DJ culture and has worked as a cable television development executive (Ice Road Truckers, Black Gold), producer, and showrunner.  Stuart Swezey is the producer and director of the punk desert festival documentary Desolation Center (2018) which premiered at CPH:DOX and screened at Sheffield Doc/Fest, Slamdance, and has won multiple audience awards.