By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Sini Anderson
Country: united_states
Year: 2013
Running time: 81
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1785612/reference
Beth says: “THE PUNK SINGER is a documentary that manages to be about three big topics, all of which could have stood alone as the film’s focus. Sometimes when this happens, the result is a meandering, unfocused film. Or it winds up being frustrating, a filmic tease – just when you’re interested in the first idea, the movie shifts onto a new subject. Rarely, the movie unfolds the various parts before you and becomes much more than the sum of them. Such is the case here – for those who know of her, the film tells you whatever happened to Kathleen Hanna. For those wondering what exactly is meant by Punk Singer, the film is a great introduction to the riotgrrl movement in the 90’s. And for everyone, this is a film about the intersection of pain, creativity and identity, as it is experienced for this one female punk singer. Fortunately for us, Kathleen Hanna has the singular gift of communicating that personal knowledge into universal insights and kickass songs.”