What We Do Is Secret is a punk rock biopic directed by Rodger Grossman based on the seminal 1970s Los Angeles punk band, The Germs, and their lead singer, Darby Crash. Grossman also wrote the screenplay for the film, based on a story by Grossman and one of Darby’s best friends, Michelle Baer Ghaffari (who produced the film).

The film centers on the narrative of The Germs and their lead singers’ five-year plan to become a legend. The band’s history culminates in Crash’s tragic planned suicide, which was ironically overshadowed in the media by the assassination of John Lennon.