JAB FILMS is an independent film company owned and operated by Jessica Bender. Founded in 2000, JAB’s vision is to tell stories that spark new thinking about the meaning of random acts of violence.
GOLD VILLAGE ENTERTAINMENT is a music-based artist management company owned and operated by industry veteran Danny Goldberg. Gold Village Entertainments clients include The Hives, Steve Earle, the Old 97s, Ben Lee, Allison Moorer, Rhett Miller and Ian Hunter. In late 2007, the company partnered with Ryan Gentles Wiz Kid Management. The two companies co-manage the music career of Vincent Gallo, Har Mar Superstar and The Dead Trees.
LIBERATION ENTERTAINMENT Based in Los Angeles with a burgeoning office in London, Liberation Entertainment Inc. is a leading independent global distributor of visual content. Launched in 2006 by influential mediaentrepreneur Jay Boberg, with the financial backing of media and communications private-equity firm Clarity Partners LP, Liberation Entertainment owns the rights to a wide variety of premiumaudio-visual content, including independent and feature films, classic television, CGI animation, music and lifestyle programming. With unmatched expertise in worldwide television sales and domestic and international DVD distribution, Liberation Entertainment will continue to grow as a compelling force in the global entertainment market. For more information, please visit www.liberationentertainment.com.
ADRENALINE MUSIC GROUP is dedicated to independent artists and labels providing distribution, marketing and oversight in the areas of new media marketing, promotion and publicity. Adrenaline Music Group is in partnership with ADA to provide the services of a major label at afraction of the cost and whereby the Artist and Independent Labels retain ownership of their art. www.adrenalinemusicgroup.com
Produced in association with The Northwest Film Forum. This film was made possible by a grant from The Northwest Film Forum, Seattle, Washington.
About me: THE GITS - DVD
VIVA ZAPATA!! This DVD features live footage of The Gits, Evil Stig with Joan Jett and 7 Year Bitch. Includes interviews with Joan Jett, Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill/Le Tigre), Valerie Agnew, Selene Vigil (7 Year Bitch) members of the DC Beggars, and The Gits.
Bonus features include audio commentary, featurette, xtra live performances, stills gallery, trailers, deleted scenes, and more!
"Kerri O'Kane's new film 'The Gits' succeeds as a documentary—
she makes the viewer fall in love with her subject — and then some." -Sarah Bardeen - NPR
"'The Gits' tells a story as powerful as the music behind it." Spin Magazine
"'The Gits' a true and tragic rock 'n' roll saga, emphasizes the legend of its title band and the alluring qualities of lead singer Mia Zapata." - Phil Gallo - Variety
"Documentary specialist Kerri O'Kane details the rise of promising Seattle-based punk outfit The Gits, bringing their story to the screen for the benefit of Gits fans and anti-violence activists alike." - The New York Times
"The Gits is a stirring portrait of one of the great, largely unknown voices in music and how her loss is still felt to this day. The Gits is a treasure trove." - Film Threat Magazine
"This beats with more heart and terrific music than 99.9% of what comes from Hollywood these days. From Kerri O’Kane’s direction to the music, everything works. " - Ain't it Cool News
"O'Kane deftly navigates the tension that arises between the end of a career and the loss of a human being." - The Austin Chronicle
With an innovative sound that coupled hardcore punk with heartfelt blues, The Gits were poised to break into the mainstream, but they would never achieve the success of Seattle contemporaries Nirvana because on July 7, 1993 singer Mia Zapata was found murdered –the apparent victim of a rape/homicide.
It was a crime unsolved when director Kerri O'Kane began shooting her debut feature THE GITS. In the interim, however, fans, friends and celebrities like Joan Jett and Nirvana helped raise money to reopen what had become a cold case file. Mia's death had reverberated throughout the music community, and remarkably Mia's killer was brought to justice as the cameras rolled.
"THE GITS is a new motion-picture hybrid," observes Liberation chairman Jay Boberg. "On the surface it's a documentary about a great rock n roll band at an incredible time in music history, but it's also a murder mystery. It's got joy and poignancy -it's just extraordinary."
THE GITS documents the band's journey from its inception to the tragedy that cut its promise short. The film contextualizes The Gits as part of a loyal and creative community, and explores how they were transformed through the experience of having been a unique and explosive underground rock group for seven years. It will also explore how members and friends of the group were irrevocably altered by Mia Zapata's life and death. Efforts made by this same community in search of Mia's killer, and its response to the recent arrest of a suspect in the crime will also be detailed. The film features the members of The Gits as well as friends and peers Joan Jett, Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill/Le Tigre), and Valerie Agnew and Selene Vigil (7 Year Bitch).
THE GITS is a celebration of a rock band that touched many lives. Driven by pure conviction and the voice of Mia Zapata, The Gits stood apart from many groups of their time.
THE GITS will begin its theatrical run JULY 4th, 2008 in select cities. The film will be released in North America on DVD July 8th by Liberation Entertainment.
7 Year Bitch - M.I.A. A video made in response to the murder of the lead singer of The Gits', Mia Zapata. This video features in the film THE GITS MOVIE. From the album VIVA ZAPATA.
THE BEST OF THE GITS: Music From & Inspired By The Film The first ever anthology. Fifteen re-mastered tracks. These long out of print songs offer the perfect overview of the legendary Seattle punk band whose rise was interrupted by the tragic murder of front woman Mia Zapata. An inspiration to all riot grrrls who followed, The Gits' music lives on in this CD.
1. Change is Gonna Come
2. Guilt Within your Head
3. Seaweed
4. Cut My Skin it Makes me Human
5. It All Dies Anyway
6. Spear and Magic Helmet
7. Absynthe
8. Another Shot of Whiskey
9. Insecurities (live)
10. Here's to Your Fuck (live)
11. Whirlwind
12. Daily Bread
13. Eleven
14. Tempt Me
15. Social Love
Untypical ones! Join us in celebrating the 30-year anniversary of cut with this upcoming official book about the slits - 'typical girls?' you can pre-order it at a great discount (from amazon).huzzah! love und romanze, zoe x
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