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The righteous babes / Women Make Movies ; an Agran Barton Television Production for Channel Four ; directed & produced by Pratibha Parmar.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Feminism and music.
- Women rock musicians--Interviews.
- Women rock musicians.
- Rock music--Social aspects.
- Rock music.
- Genre:
- Documentary television programs.
- Nonfiction television programs.
- Interviews.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (50 min.)) : sound, color
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, New York] : Women Make Movies, [1998]
- System Details:
- System requirements: An Internet browser with HTML5 support.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- In this accomplished documentary, acclaimed filmmaker Pratibha Parmar explores the intersection of feminism with popular music, focusing on the role of female recording artists in the 1990s and their influence on modern women. Parmar argues that, far from being dead, feminism has thrived and expanded its reach through the direct, aggressive, and revolutionary medium of rock music, and through the role models of performers like Madonna and Ani DiFranco.
- Participant:
- Narrator, Lisa l'Anson.
- Credits:
- Film editor, James Gold.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed September 19, 2022).
- Publisher Number:
- wm-rbabes Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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