Travis Barker documentary to premiere at Tribeca before Hulu debut

Travis Barker has become one of the rare drummers whose name carries far beyond the kit, and Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear will treat that reach as the story itself when it premieres at the Tribeca Festival on June 13 at Spring Studios in New York. The screening will be followed by a live conversation with Barker, then the film will debut August 13 on Hulu in the United States, on Hulu via Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the U.S., and on Disney+ internationally.

Directed by Justin Krook and Michael Dwyer, and produced by Media Weaver Entertainment, the documentary is also produced by Matthew Weaver and Nick Stern, with executive producers Lawrence Vavra and John Janick. Its positioning makes the project feel built for both prestige visibility and wide platform rollout, a launch pattern that fits Barker’s status as a drummer who has long operated in the mainstream rather than only inside rock circles.

The film traces Barker’s arc from his early work as a trash collector in Laguna Beach, California, to the rhythmic engine of Blink-182 and one of the most recognizable drummers in contemporary music. That matters for drum readers because Barker helped define the physical, high-contrast vocabulary of pop-punk drumming while also becoming a reference point for what a celebrity drummer can be, from collaborations in rap and pop-punk to a broader presence in fashion and culture.

The documentary also leans hard into the trauma that reshaped his life. It revisits the plane crash on September 19, 2008, when a Learjet 60 taking off from Columbia Metropolitan Airport in South Carolina crashed during takeoff. Four of the six people on board died, including Barker’s assistant Chris Baker, security guard Charles “Che” Still, and both pilots. Barker and Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein survived with serious injuries.

Barker suffered severe burns, underwent multiple surgeries, and lived with PTSD, survivor’s guilt, and a long fear of flying before eventually returning to the air. Contemporaneous National Transportation Safety Board coverage identified tire failure and maintenance issues as key factors in the investigation, which helps explain why the crash remains central to Barker’s story. The film’s official framing calls it a raw and redemptive portrait, and that description fits the shape of Barker’s career now: a drummer whose visibility still redraws the line between behind-the-kit excellence and full cultural presence.