The Punk Singer

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The Punk Singer
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Directed bySini Anderson
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  • Jennie Jeddry
  • Moira Morel
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  • Jessica Hernández
  • Bo Mehrad
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Running time
80 minutes
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The Punk Singer is a 2013 documentary film about feminist singer Kathleen Hanna who fronted the bands Bikini Kill and Le Tigre, and who was a central figure in the riot grrrl movement. Directed by filmmaker Sini Anderson and produced by Anderson and Tamra Davis, the film's title is taken from the Julie Ruin song "The Punk Singer", from Hanna's 1998 solo effort.

Synopsis

Using a combination of interviews and archival footage including live band performances, the film traces the life and career of Hanna from her troubled upbringing and her start in spoken word performance poetry, through her riot grrrl zines, her prominent punk and dance-punk bands, her coining of the phrase "Smells Like Teen Spirit" for Kurt Cobain, her solo career as Julie Ruin, her feminist activism, her marriage to Beastie Boys member Adam Horovitz, and ending with Hanna's 2010 diagnosis of late-stage Lyme disease and the severe treatments she endures to combat it.[1]

Production

Anderson filmed Hanna off and on for a year starting in July 2010.[2] Hanna had already amassed a collection of archival footage and ephemera; these and further finds were worked into the documentary.[3] Horovitz appears as a strong, steadying supporter of his wife, and he filmed one of the more troubling scenes himself.[1] Co-producer Davis, the wife of Beastie Boy Mike D, came to the project near the end to help finish it. Anderson funded the film through various ways, initially with a benefit concert including Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon performing at the Knitting Factory and then through a Kickstarter campaign which raised $46,000.[4][5][6] The film, Anderson's first feature-length documentary, premiered in March 2013 at SXSW (South by Southwest) in Austin, Texas, where it was positively reviewed.[7] The film was picked up for distribution in North America by Sundance Selects.[8][9] On November 29, 2013, its general theatrical release was initiated in New York and Los Angeles, as well as a digital release on iTunes.[10][11]

The film was the first public announcement of Hanna's battle with Lyme disease.[2][12][13] Since 2005, Hanna had been struggling with symptoms of the disease without knowing the cause; this resulted in her telling her Le Tigre bandmates that she was finished as a singer/songwriter, that she had written all she ever intended to write.[14] In the film Hanna says that this explanation was not true, that instead she was suffering nervous system troubles and that she did not want to admit she was unable to perform on stage.[15] The film was also the first public revelation of certain details of Hanna's childhood and her marriage.[1]

Appearing

The film interviews many people who observed Hanna's career including:[16]

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Hanna determined that the number of men interviewed should be minimal. She told Anderson not to feature Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth, Ian MacKaye of Fugazi, or Calvin Johnson of Beat Happening, even though she liked them and respected their opinions. She said, "I want women to be the experts. I don't want these male experts to come in to make it legitimate."[1] Hanna wanted Tobi Vail, zine writer and bandmember of Bikini Kill to be interviewed in the film, but Vail chose to keep her privacy.[10] In the film, Vail appears in archival footage to talk about Hanna and the punk scene.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Olsen, Mark (March 12, 2013). "SXSW 2013: Kathleen Hanna reemerges in 'The Punk Singer'". Los Angeles Times.
  2. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Valby, Karen (March 12, 2013). "Bikini Kill's Kathleen Hanna reveals illness, reconfirms awesomeness in 'The Punk Singer'". Entertainment Weekly.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Schroeder, Audra (March 8, 2013). "Kathleen Hanna Kills It". The Austin Chronicle.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pompeo, Joe (October 4, 2011). "Kathleen Hanna documentary nears $44,000 Kickstarter goal". Capital New York. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bose, Lilledeshan (October 6, 2011). "Kathleen Hanna Documentary Fully Funded on Kickstarter". Orange County Weekly.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Anderson, Sini (September 27 – October 27, 2011). "The Punk Singer: The Documentary about Kathleen Hanna". Kickstarter. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hasty, Katie (March 26, 2013). "Interview: Kathleen Hanna talks 'The Punk Singer,' Beyonce and crying in public". Hit Fix. Archived from the original on March 31, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Olsen, Mark (June 24, 2013). "Kathleen Hanna doc 'The Punk Singer' lands with Sundance Selects". Los Angeles Times.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ryzik, Melena (September 1, 2013). "Riot Grrrl Back From the Brink – Kathleen Hanna Returns With the Julie Ruin". The New York Times.
  10. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Van Syckle, Katie (November 27, 2013). "Kathleen Hanna: 'I Didn't Want Men to Validate Me'". Rolling Stone.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wickman, Forrest (November 29, 2013). "'Girls to the Front': How Kathleen Hanna Helped Make Punk Safe for Women". Brow Beat. Slate.com. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Macaulay, Scott (April 9, 2013). "Kathleen Hanna, Sini Anderson and Tamra Davis Discuss The Punk Singer at SXSW". Filmmaker.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Shepherd, Julianne Escobedo (August 7, 2013). "Kathleen Hanna: Love Among the Ruin". Spin.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kohn, Eric (March 12, 2013). "SXSW Review: 'The Punk Singer' Demonstrates the Lasting Vitality of Feminist Rocker Kathleen Hanna". Indiewire. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.DeFore, John (March 13, 2013). "The Punk Singer: SXSW Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Anderson, Sini. "Punk Singer Press Notes". Opening band films. Archived from the original on October 2, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013. Zipped Microsoft Word file at http://www.thepunksinger.com/downloads/punk-singer-press-notes.docx Script error: No such module "webarchive".
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