Screening Date: Thu. Nov. 14, 2024
Time: 7:00pm
Venue: Trylon Cinema
Cost: $15
Premiere Status: North American
Run Time/Year/Country: 85min, 2024, UK
Director: Carla J. Easton, Blair Young

Co-presented by The Current

A feature-length documentary unearthing the Scottish girl bands from 1960 onwards that are missing from the ranks of global success; artists whose work was, and continues to be, ignored by the selective bias of a male-dominated industry. Blending personal anecdotes with a scrapbook-style audiovisual aesthetic, the film takes us on a decade-by-decade adventure, crafting the ultimate visual mixtape. Discover unheard demos, lost archives, and rare performances that celebrate the game-changers, trailblazers, pop stars, post-punks and pioneers who never compromised, and subsequently got lost in time. The film takes a critical look at the barriers women have faced making music in the past, and still face today. It asks how we can inspire young women to make music, if those who do so are continuously erased from our cultural history. Written and narrated by acclaimed performer and recording artist Carla J. Easton, this is a powerful global story told through a local lens.

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Film Title: DALE
Director: Justin Streichman
Run Time/Year/Country: 9min, 2024, USA
Premiere Status: MN
Synopsis: Dale Hikawa was the first Asian American woman to join the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Taking stock of her long career, this trailblazing violist reflects on her life and work.