Not Bad for a Girl
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| Directed by | Lisa Rose Apramian |
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Lisa Rose Apramian Kyle C. Kyle Kurt Cobain Courtney Love Tina Silvey |
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Lori Barbero Kat Bjelland Mia d'Bruzzi Jill Emery Eric Erlandson Kristen Pfaff Patty Schemel Lisa Fay Jennifer Finch Suzi Gardner Maureen Herman Joan Jett Courtney Love Bambi Nonymous Demetra Plakas Lesley Rankine Jula Bell Gilly Hanner Caroline Rue Donita Sparks Rachel Thoele Becky Wreck Theo Kogan Gina Volpe Sydney "Squid" Silver Becky Wreck Kate Schellenbach Erika Reinstein Anie Stanley |
| Edited by | Kyle C. Kyle |
| Distributed by | Spitshine Productions and Quantum Enterprises |
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90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Not Bad for a Girl is a rockumentary on women musicians of the 90s from the indie rock music genre grunge and riot grrrl and celebrates madness, creativity, and gender play. It was written, directed, produced and shot by rock phenomenologist feminist Lisa Rose Apramian, edited, shot and co-produced by drummer Kyle C. Kyle and co-produced by Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain. A DVD, with a booklet, is available for purchase at the official website and a release date for the sequel book is in the works.
The bands featured in the film were Hole, L7, Lunachicks, Babes in Toyland, Joan Jett, Calamity Jane, Bulimia Banquet, The Mudwimin, Silverfish, 7 Year Bitch, Bratmobile, Bikini Kill. Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain provided funding for the film. Skateboarder and snowboarder Cara-Beth Burnside is also featured on the beginning and end titles.
The documentary features in-depth interviews with every band member, including Donita Sparks and Jennifer Finch from L7, Courtney Love from Hole, Kat Bjelland from Babes in Toyland, and Becky Wreck from the Lunachicks along with clips from live performances from 1989-1994. It also features female rock communities including riot grrrl and the first annual Riot Grrl Convention, Rock 'n' Roll High School of Melbourne Australia, and the Feminist Majority Foundation sponsored "Rock for Choice" benefits with L7/ Joan Jett. According to press releases, the film explores themes such as the musicians' relationship to creativity and music, the negotiation of gender identity and gender performance (feminist term coined by Judith Butler) through rock, subversion of stereotypes and gendered expectations through stage play performances and stylization of the body, and the processes of healing and reclaiming through musical expressions.
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