LIFT co-presents “She Said Boom: The Story of Fifth Column” at Hot Docs

 

LIFT
co-presents at the 2012 Hot Docs

 

Feature
film, She Said Boom: The Story of Fifth Column

Dir.
Kevin Hegge

 

LIFT
co-presents at the 2012 Hot Docs

 

Feature
film, She Said Boom: The Story of Fifth Column

Dir.
Kevin Hegge

 

Screening
with The Man that Got Away

Dir.
Trevor Anderson

 

For more information see hotdocs.ca


3
Screenings:

Friday
April 27 @ 7:15 PM, The Royal Cinema

Tuesday
May 1 @ 9:00 PM, Cumberland 2

Friday
May 4, 7:00 PM @ Fox Theatre

 

“All
Women Are Bitches” was not a chart topper, but it represented a significant
thread in Toronto’s musical tapestry thanks to the all-female art punk band
Fifth Column. Former band members recall the 1980s queer art punk scene and
their progressive efforts to unite music, film and zine culture to challenge
conventional art practice, gender roles and femininity. Archival films from the
influential alt-cinema/production collective the Funnel complement present day
interviews with Caroline Azar, Beverly Breckenridge, GB Jones and Bruce la
Bruce. The band’s memories of the fun and feuds that fueled their creativity
and built their reputations connect to the later Riot Grrrl movement. Most
enlightening may be what was Toronto’s first zine war, where rivals battled it
out through handcrafted photocopies. Three decades may heal old wounds but
clearly a few scars remain. Kevin Hegge pays homage to a bygone era while
keeping the indie spirit alive.

—Alex Rogalski


 

Friday 27 April 2012 –

Non-members: $14.50
Members: $14.50

Location:
Various see above 
 
Toronto ON Canada