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Here To Be Heard: The Story of The Slits

Tue, May 8
  • 7:30 pm Sold Out

Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights (meaning arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating, the movie starts after midnite)!

Tue, May 8 @ 7:30 pm: Q&A with director William E. Badgley & Jennifer Shagawat (film producer/Shellshag) moderated by Jenn Pelly (Pitchfork)

Director: William E. Badgley Run Time: 86 min. Format: Digital Rating: NR Release Year: 2015

HERE TO BE HEARD: THE STORY OF THE SLITS is a film about the world’s first all girl punk band who formed in London in 1976, contemporaries of The Clash & The Sex Pistols, they are the pioneering godmothers of the musical movement known as  “Punky Reggae”. The film tells the story of the band and the lives of the women involved, from the bands inception in 1976 to the bands end in 2010 coinciding at the death of lead vocalist Ari Up.

When Ari passed away she was working with SLITS tour manager and friend Jennifer Shagawat on a film about the band. After Ari passed and the film was still not completed Jennifer contacted her long time friend bill over at Molasses Manifesto to come on and help finish the project.

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