Lech Kowalski

Lech Kowalski is an American film director of Polish origins. He was born in London to Polish parents.

His most notable film is the documentary, D.O.A. subtitled "A Rite of Passage", which chronicled the burgeoning UK punk scene at the tail-end of the 70's, and included footage of the Sex Pistols' abortive 1978 American Tour. He also directed Story of a Junkie, a film starring John Spacely, and Born To Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie, about Johnny Thunders of the New York Dolls and The Heartbreakers. He also created Hey! Is Dee Dee Home?, which focused on Ramones bassist Dee Dee Ramone and his struggle with heroin addiction.

Filmography

• D.O.A. (1980)
• Story of a Junkie (1987)
• Rock Soup (1991)
• Chico and the People (1992)
• Born To Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie (1999)
• The Boot Factory (2000)
• Hey! Is Dee Dee Home? (2002)
• On Hitler's Highway (2002)
• East of Paradise (2005)
• Diary of a Married Man (2005)
• The End of The World Begin With A Lie
• Holy Field, Holy War
• Drill Baby Drill/La malédiction du gaz de schiste/ Gas-Fieber (2013)

Sources

• Lech Kowalski at the Internet Movie Database
• - the films of Lech Kowalski
• Village Voice article, September 5, 2006.