The Girls In The Band
When the world told them the couldn't play, they did it anyway!
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Overview
- Genre
- Cultural History, Minorities, Arts, Social Issues, and Music
- Synopsis
They wiggled, they jiggled, they wore low cut gowns and short shorts, they kow-towed to the club owners and smiled at the customers…and they did it all, just to play the music they loved.
THE GIRLS IN THE BAND tells the poignant, untold stories of female jazz and big band instrumentalists and their fascinating, groundbreaking journeys from the late 20's to the present day. These incredibly talented women endured sexism, racism and diminished opportunities for decades, yet continue today to persevere, inspire and elevate their talents in a field that seldom welcomed them.
- Stage
- finished
- Running time
- 88 and 57 minutes
Credits
- Judy Chaikin ... Director/Producer/Co-Writer
Production Details
- Prod. Co.
- Artist Tribe/One Step Productions
- Years of Production
- 2006 - 2013
- Locations
- New York, Los Angeles, Omaha, Mississippi,
- Prod. Partners
- Michael Greene, Executive Producer Nancy Kissock, Producer Hugh Hefner, Producer, Judy Chaikin, Producer Erin Li, Co-Prodoucer Ann Ziff, Co Producer
Distribution Details
- Release year
- 2013
- Festivals
- Forty festivals
- Awards
- Audience Choice - Palm Springs, Victoria, Omaha, Best Music Doc - DocUtah, Best Doc, High Falls
- Distribution
- John Tilley, theatrical distributor
- Language
- English
- Subtitles
- French, Spanish
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