Broken Social Scene have released the documentary “It’s All Gonna Break” which was directed by Stephen Chung.

Mixing footage from the band’s formative years with current-day interviews, filmmaker Stephen Chung chronicles their genesis, from Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning’s early projects to their initial meeting, the slow absorption of players into the BSS orbit, and their eventual explosion into international indie rock stars.

There is a version of “It’s All Gonna Break” that has existed since 2007. Chung presented a rough cut to the band for consideration, but they ultimately rejected it. There wasn’t enough of a story they said. Chung uses that rejection as a framing device. Like everyone in the BSS orbit, Chung was as much of a friend as he was a chronicler of the band, and the rejection weighed heavily on him for years. It was only through his determination to resurrect the project, this time with the benefit of some distance, that all this footage saw the light of day.