Misplaced Pages

Radical Act

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.

Radical Act is a feature-length documentary by Tex Clark. Shot in 1995, Radical Act documents the contributions of female artists to the 1990s indie rock scene. Participants include Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill, Le Tigre, Julie Ruin), Toshi Reagon, Gretchen Phillips, Melissa York (Team Dresch, Vitapup, The Butchies), Kim Coletta (Jawbox, co-owner of DeSoto Records), Shirlé Hale (Mary Lou Lord, Gerty, Womyn of Destruction), Sharon Topper (God is My Co-Pilot), journalist Evelyn McDonnell (Mamarama: A Memoir of Sex, Kids and Rock n Roll and Rock She Wrote: Women Write About Rock, Pop and Rap), author Victoria "Vicky" Starr ("KD Lang: All You Get Is Me") and Dr. Kay Turner (now Folk Arts Director of Brooklyn Arts Council).

Radical Act screened at the 1996 Outfest Film Festival in Los Angeles and was included in Miranda July's "Joanie For Jackie chainletter" collection of short films.

References

  1. "Home". evelynmcdonnell.com.
  2. Starr, Victoria (1995). K.d. Lang: All You Get is Me. ISBN 0312955103.
  3. "Kay Turner, Folk Arts Director".

External links


Stub icon

This article about a music-related documentary film is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories:
Radical Act Add topic