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]
Productionedit
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]
Appearingedit
The film interviews many people who observed Hanna's career including:[16]
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.
Referencesedit
^ abcdOlsen, Mark (March 12, 2013). "SXSW 2013: Kathleen Hanna reemerges in 'The Punk Singer'". Los Angeles Times.
^ abValby, Karen (March 12, 2013). "Bikini Kill's Kathleen Hanna reveals illness, reconfirms awesomeness in 'The Punk Singer'". Entertainment Weekly.
^Schroeder, Audra (March 8, 2013). "Kathleen Hanna Kills It". The Austin Chronicle.
^Pompeo, Joe (October 4, 2011). "Kathleen Hanna documentary nears $44,000 Kickstarter goal". Capital New York. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
^Bose, Lilledeshan (October 6, 2011). "Kathleen Hanna Documentary Fully Funded on Kickstarter". Orange County Weekly.
^Anderson, Sini (September 27 – October 27, 2011). "The Punk Singer: The Documentary about Kathleen Hanna". Kickstarter. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
^Hasty, Katie (March 26, 2013). "Interview: Kathleen Hanna talks 'The Punk Singer,' Beyonce and crying in public". Hit Fix. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
^Olsen, Mark (June 24, 2013). "Kathleen Hanna doc 'The Punk Singer' lands with Sundance Selects". Los Angeles Times.
^Ryzik, Melena (September 1, 2013). "Riot Grrrl Back From the Brink – Kathleen Hanna Returns With the Julie Ruin". The New York Times.
^ abVan Syckle, Katie (November 27, 2013). "Kathleen Hanna: 'I Didn't Want Men to Validate Me'". Rolling Stone.
^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.
^Macaulay, Scott (April 9, 2013). "Kathleen Hanna, Sini Anderson and Tamra Davis Discuss The Punk Singer at SXSW". Filmmaker.
^Shepherd, Julianne Escobedo (August 7, 2013). "Kathleen Hanna: Love Among the Ruin". Spin.
^Kohn, Eric (March 12, 2013). "SXSW Review: 'The Punk Singer' Demonstrates the Lasting Vitality of Feminist Rocker Kathleen Hanna". Indiewire. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
^DeFore, John (March 13, 2013). "The Punk Singer: SXSW Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
The Punk Singer, Kathleen Hanna's blog entry September 27, 2011
The Punk Singer = A Movie About Moi, Kathleen Hanna's blog entry March 3, 2013
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This article is about the documentary For the song it is named after see Julie Ruin 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 The Punk SingerDirected bySini AndersonProduced bySini Anderson Gwen Bialic Tamra Davis Rachel Dengiz Erin Owens Alan OxmanStarringKathleen Hanna Joan Jett Adam HorovitzCinematographyJennie Jeddry Moira MorelEdited byJessica Hernandez Bo MehradProductioncompanySundance SelectsRelease datesMarch 10 2013 2013 03 10 SXSW film festival November 29 2013 2013 11 29 Limited theatrical and digital Running time80 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Production 3 Appearing 4 References 5 External linksSynopsis editUsing 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 editAnderson 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 editThe film interviews many people who observed Hanna s career including 16 Adam Horovitz Beastie Boys husband of Hanna Tamra Davis introduced Hanna and Horovitz Billy Karren lead guitarist of Bikini Kill Kathi Wilcox zine writer bandmember of Bikini Kill and the Julie Ruin Johanna Fateman zine writer bandmember of Le Tigre Sadie Benning videographer bandmember of Le Tigre JD Samson visual artist bandmember of Le Tigre Lynn Breedlove punk musician LGBT activist writer Jennifer Baumgardner feminist writer Kim Gordon bassist for Sonic Youth punk music producer Carrie Brownstein guitarist vocalist in Sleater Kinney Corin Tucker guitarist vocalist in Sleater Kinney Jen Smith riot grrrl zine editor punk musician Ann Powers music writer Joan Jett rocker and music producer Allison Wolfe zine writer punk musician Tavi Gevinson founder of Style Rookie blog and Rookie Mag Leo Galland MD Lyme disease expert 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 edit a b c d Olsen Mark March 12 2013 SXSW 2013 Kathleen Hanna reemerges in The Punk Singer Los Angeles Times a b Valby Karen March 12 2013 Bikini Kill s Kathleen Hanna reveals illness reconfirms awesomeness in The Punk Singer Entertainment Weekly Schroeder Audra March 8 2013 Kathleen Hanna Kills It The Austin Chronicle Pompeo Joe October 4 2011 Kathleen Hanna documentary nears 44 000 Kickstarter goal Capital New York Retrieved September 30 2013 Bose Lilledeshan October 6 2011 Kathleen Hanna Documentary Fully Funded on Kickstarter Orange County Weekly Anderson Sini September 27 October 27 2011 The Punk Singer The Documentary about Kathleen Hanna Kickstarter Retrieved September 29 2013 Hasty Katie March 26 2013 Interview Kathleen Hanna talks The Punk Singer Beyonce and crying in public Hit Fix Retrieved September 29 2013 Olsen Mark June 24 2013 Kathleen Hanna doc The Punk Singer lands with Sundance Selects Los Angeles Times Ryzik Melena September 1 2013 Riot Grrrl Back From the Brink Kathleen Hanna Returns With the Julie Ruin The New York Times a b Van Syckle Katie November 27 2013 Kathleen Hanna I Didn t Want Men to Validate Me Rolling Stone 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 Macaulay Scott April 9 2013 Kathleen Hanna Sini Anderson and Tamra Davis Discuss The Punk Singer at SXSW Filmmaker Shepherd Julianne Escobedo August 7 2013 Kathleen Hanna Love Among the Ruin Spin Kohn Eric March 12 2013 SXSW Review The Punk Singer Demonstrates the Lasting Vitality of Feminist Rocker Kathleen Hanna Indiewire Retrieved September 29 2013 DeFore John March 13 2013 The Punk Singer SXSW Review The Hollywood Reporter 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 Archived 2013 10 02 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editThe Punk Singer official website The Punk Singer at IMDb nbsp The Punk Singer Kathleen Hanna s blog entry September 27 2011 The Punk Singer A Movie About Moi Kathleen Hanna s blog entry March 3 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Punk Singer amp 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