Kelly is a bored housewife who forms an unlikely friendship with a rebellious teenage boy named Cal, who is in a wheelchair. As they bond, Kelly finds herself rejuvenated by Cal's punk-rock attitude and zest for life. Together, they navigate the challenges of their respective lives and discover the power of friendship.
The Punk Singer is a biographical documentary that chronicles the life and career of a punk singer. It explores topics such as feminism, punk rock music, body politics, and the singer's battle with Lyme disease.
A documentary film that tells the story of the origins of Riot Grrrl in the American independent music scene of the 1990s, and how this feminist movement evolved into a revolutionary underground network of education and self-awareness through music, writing, activism, and women-friendly community.
A coming-of-age rebellion story fueled by Riot Grrrl music, a dysfunctional family, and LSD. Set in 1992 and based on true events following Jenny, a Latina teen, as she tumbles through self-discovery into adulthood.
The documentary presents relics of the Riot Girrrl scene in Brazil that landed in São Paulo through cassette tape coming from the US state of Washington, where the movement was born.
A document of the Riot Grrrl and Queercore scene in the 1990s, the film has been screened at film festivals around the world, written about in zines and academic books and has been included in the curriculum of a number of university courses.
"In Spring of 1996, my senior year of high school, I documented a group of 8th grade girls who were notorious for their crass behavior and allegedly bad hygiene...", the film begins. Shot in 1996 and edited in 2000, this is a short documentary about a group of 13-year-old 'riot grrrls' in Los Angeles who were socially ostracized by their peers and upperclassmen.
Why is it that some young, independent, progressive women in today's society feel uncomfortable identifying with the F-word? Join filmmaker Therese Shechter as she takes a funny, moving and very personal journey into the heart of feminism. Armed with a video camera and an irreverent sense of humor, Shechter talks with feminist superstars, rowdy frat boys, liberated Cosmo girls and Radical Cheerleaders, all in her quest to find out whether feminism can still be a source of personal and political power.
Emma, Rachel, and April make up Dude Purse, an all girl punk band who find themselves preparing for their first gig. The girls find their friendship tested, when Emma's former nemesis (and Rachel's current girlfriend) shows up, putting the future of the band at stake.
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