Helen Garner's Monkey Grip (2014)

Helen Garner's Monkey Grip uncovers the story behind Garner's groundbreaking debut novel Monkey Grip. A classic of modern Australian literature, Monkey Grip was published in 1977 at the height of the punk movement and thriving counter culture scene. Considered to be one of Australia's first contemporary novels, it quickly became the voice of a generation. Financed by ABC TV Arts, Screen Australia and Film Victoria.