This Guy Snuck into Music Festivals & Made a Movie About it
Even as a member of the music press, it can be challenging to receive not just access, but the access you want, to music festivals throughout 
the globe. There’s an obvious pecking order, and sometimes you can get absolutely nowhere unless your company is a Rolling Stone, SPIN, Pitchfork, or NME.
In the case of Marcus Haney, he didn’t allow himself to be involved in the pecking order – if anything, he created his own order by sneaking into some of the world’s biggest music festivals (Glastonbury, Coachella, Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits) and even the Grammys. It’s amazing what one can accomplish with fake wristbands, saying the right things, and being willing to scale or crawl beneath fences.
During his journey, Haney received incredible front and backstage access, where he was able to photograph and film a number of big-time artists. Along the way, he befriended the likes of Mumford and Sons, as well as The Naked and Famous.
The end result is the documentary, No Cameras Allowed, which premieres on MTV on August 29 at 10pm EST/PST.
As you’ll see in the film’s official trailer below, the documentary isn’t just about a guy wanting to get beyond the gates and party for free: it’s about someone taking chances and succeeding.
Explains Haney: “[No Cameras Allowed is a] coming of age story set in a music world. It’s a love letter written to these festivals, in a way. And it shows them in such a great light that my goal is that people will see my film and then go and experience live music on their own.”
-Adam Grant
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