Kathleen Hanna

Kathleen Hanna

Born: November 12, 1968
in Portland, Oregon
Kathleen Hanna is an American musician, artist, feminist activist, and punk zine writer. In the early-to mid-1990s she was the lead singer of feminist punk band Bikini Kill, before fronting Le Tigre in the late 1990s and early 2000s. In 1998, Hanna released a lo-fi solo album under the name Julie Ruin and since 2010, has been working on a project called The Julie Ruin.

Movies for Kathleen Hanna...

Nothing Compares
Title: Nothing Compares
Character: Self
Released: September 23, 2022
Type: Movie
Since the beginning of her career, Sinéad O’Connor has used her powerful voice to challenge the narratives she was surrounded by while growing up in predominantly Roman Catholic Ireland. Despite her agency, depth and perspective, O’Connor’s unflinching refusal to conform means that she has often been patronized and unfairly dismissed as an attention-seeking pop star.
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2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Title: 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Character: Self
Released: November 20, 2021
Type: Movie
Filmed at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio, the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony honors inductees: Tina Turner, Carole King, The Go-Go's, JAY-Z, Foo Fighters, and Todd Rundgren; along with Kraftwerk, Charley Patton and Gil Scott-Heron; LL Cool J, Billy Preston and Randy Rhoads; Clarence Avant for the Ahmet Ertegun Award. The special music event also features a host of all-star presenters, performers, and special guests, including Angela Bassett, Christina Aguilera, Mickey Guyton, H.E.R., Keith Urban, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, Drew Barrymore, Paul McCartney, Lionel Richie, and many others.
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Title: Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson
Character: Self
Released: July 30, 2021
Type: TV
Oscar and Grammy Award-winning producer and artist Mark Ronson explores the intersection of technology and musical innovation with his heroes and fellow hitmakers—including Paul McCartney, DJ Premier, Charli XCX, Dave Grohl, and Questlove.
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You Don't Own Me
Title: You Don't Own Me
Character: Self
Released: May 21, 2021
Type: Movie
Plot kept under wraps. In post- Production.
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Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
Title: Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
Character: Self
Released: February 27, 2021
Type: Movie
The death of punk icon and X-Ray Spex front-woman Poly Styrene sends her daughter on a journey through her mother's archives in this intimate documentary.
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The Go-Go's
Title: The Go-Go's
Character: Self - Bikini Kill
Released: January 24, 2020
Type: Movie
As the first all-female band to play their instruments, write their songs and have a No. 1 album, The Go-Go’s made history. Underpinned by candid testimonies, this film chronicles the meteoric rise to fame of a band born in the LA punk scene who became a pop phenomenon.
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Title: Punk
Character: Self
Released: March 11, 2019
Type: TV
Featuring original interviews with America’s punk pioneers and the U.K.’s most notorious bands, alongside a seamless blend of rare and unseen photos, gritty archival film and video, a crackling soundtrack of punk hits and misses, this documentary series explores the music, the fashion, the art and the DIY attitude of a subculture of self-described misfits and outcasts.
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Bad Reputation
Title: Bad Reputation
Character: Self
Released: September 28, 2018
Type: Movie
The life and career of rock n' roll icon Joan Jett from her early years ripping it up onstage as the founder and backbone of hard-rock legends The Runaways, to her long time collaboration with Kenny Laguna as Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, and her enduring presence in pop culture as a rock pioneer and mentor. With her inimitable singles "I Love Rock n Roll," and "Bad Reputation" Joan Jett inspired a generation of young women to rock.
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Tour Without End
Title: Tour Without End
Released: May 9, 2018
Type: Movie
TOUR WITHOUT END (Twenty-One Portraits and a Protest) stars the legendary Wooster Group founder Kate Valk and Jim Fletcher (The NYC Players), and includes musicians Kathleen Hanna, Lizzie Bougatsos (Gang Gang Dance), Brontez Purnell (The Younger Lovers), and the poet Eileen Myles along with many other queer and feminist icons. Shot in real environments and situations, the core group of players improvise based on semi-scripted scenes. Because many of these performers are legendary in the downtown scene in NYC, they are archetypes playing archetypes. As the players move in and out of fictionalized characters and real life -- the film moves in and out of non-linear narrative and historical document.
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Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution
Title: Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution
Character: Herself
Released: June 12, 2017
Type: Movie
A documentary on Queercore, the cultural and social movement that began as an offshoot of punk and was distinguished by its discontent with society's disapproval of the gay, bisexual, lesbian and transgender communities.
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Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk
Title: Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk
Character: Self
Released: May 31, 2017
Type: Movie
Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk spans over 30 years of the California Bay Area’s punk music history with a central focus on the emergence of the inspiring 924 Gilman Street collective. This diverse group of artists, writers, organizers and musicians created a do-it-yourself petri dish that changed the punk scene... and the world at large.
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Maggie's Plan
Title: Maggie's Plan
Character: Québécois Female Singer
Released: April 27, 2016
Type: Movie
Maggie's plan to have a baby on her own with a sperm donor is derailed when she falls in love with John, an older married professor, destroying his volatile marriage to the brilliant and impossible Georgette. But three years later, married to John with one daughter, Maggie is out of love and in a quandary: what do you do when you suspect your man and his ex-wife are actually perfect for each other?
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Myrna the Monster
Title: Myrna the Monster
Character: Myrna (voice)
Released: January 23, 2015
Type: Movie
A heart-broken alien dreamer from the moon transitions into adult life in Los Angeles like any other 20-something.
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Revolution, Riot Grrrl Style
Title: Revolution, Riot Grrrl Style
Character: Herself
Released: March 7, 2014
Type: Movie
Today, we see a new style of feminism springing up everywhere - young, provocative and radical. To get their message across, these women have decided to rely on rock music! While the Pussy Riot shock Russia and fascinate the West, the concerts of Peaches or Grimes are sold out, while artists such as Kathleen Hanna make their comeback to remind us that it all began in 1990 in some backwater of the United States. The RIOT GRRRLS revolutionized rock and inspired entire generations of young artists around the world. This film will explore today s feminist scene while revisiting the little known history of this revolution that shook the early 90s.
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The Punk Singer
Title: The Punk Singer
Character: Herself
Released: November 29, 2013
Type: Movie
A look at the life of activist, musician, and cultural icon Kathleen Hanna, who formed the punk band Bikini Kill and pioneered the "riot grrrl" movement of the 1990s.
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She Said Boom: The Story of Fifth Column
Title: She Said Boom: The Story of Fifth Column
Character: herself
Released: April 27, 2012
Type: Movie
Documentary about the groundbreaking queer feminist art band Fifth Column, who were at the centre of Toronto’s influential Queercore scene in the 1980-90s.
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Wonder Women!: The Untold Story of American Superheroines
Title: Wonder Women!: The Untold Story of American Superheroines
Character: Self
Released: March 10, 2012
Type: Movie
Explores the concept of heroic women from the birth of the superhero in the 1940s to the TV and big screen action blockbusters of today. Heroic role models are important in childhood development, yet there are a dearth of these for girls. It provides a rare example of a female heroine who doesn't require rescue, determines her own missions, and possesses uniquely feminine values. Looks at how Wonder Woman's storyline changed over time while considering how women are rarely depicted as heroic, powerful, or world-changing
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From the Back of the Room
Title: From the Back of the Room
Character: Herself
Released: July 1, 2011
Type: Movie
Although it is often credited with spurring the "third wave" of feminism, Riot Grrrl seemed to many to be a blip in the media. Riot Grrrl paved the way for the more mainstream "girl power" phenomenon, but was ultimately forgotten until recently. This film tackles the past thirty years of female involvement in Do It Yourself music, and aims to give a more complete picture of how women have participated in the D.I.Y. community, and how it affects their daily lives.
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Who Took the Bomp? Le Tigre on Tour
Title: Who Took the Bomp? Le Tigre on Tour
Character: Herself
Released: June 5, 2010
Type: Movie
WHO TOOK THE BOMP? LE TIGRE ON TOUR follows iconic feminist electronic band Le Tigre on their 2004-2005 international tour across four continents and through ten countries. Supported by a community of devoted fans and led by outspoken Riot Grrrl pioneer Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill), Le Tigre confronts sexism and homophobia in the music industry while tearing up the stage via performance art poetics, no-holds-barred lyrics, punk rock ethos, and whip-smart wit in this edgy and entertaining documentary. Directed by Kerthy Fix (STRANGE POWERS: STEPHIN MERRITT AND THE MAGNETIC FIELDS), WHO TOOK THE BOMP? LE TIGRE ON TOUR features never before seen live performances, archival interviews, and revealing backstage footage with these trail-blazing artists.
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The Gits
Title: The Gits
Character: Self
Released: July 7, 2008
Type: Movie
The inception and ascent of Seattle-based post-punk band the Gits, whose rise to prominence was cut short by the shocking rape and murder of their fiery lead singer, Mia Zapata, in 1993. Featuring performance footage and reflective interviews with the remaining members of the Gits, O'Kane's labor of love celebrates Zapata's memory and the group's enduring legacy.
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Don't Need You - The Herstory of Riot Grrrl
Title: Don't Need You - The Herstory of Riot Grrrl
Character: Herself
Released: April 20, 2005
Type: Movie
A documentary film that tells the story of the origins of Riot Grrrl in the American independent music scene of the 1990s, and how this feminist movement evolved into a revolutionary underground network of education and self-awareness through music, writing, activism, and women-friendly community.
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Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost
Title: Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost
Released: June 8, 2004
Type: Movie
A compilation of 24 music videos by Sonic Youth ranging from 1990 to 2002. Collaborators include Harmony Korine, Spike Jonze, Todd Haynes, Mark Romanek, Richard Kern, and more.
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Radical Act
Title: Radical Act
Released: October 4, 1996
Type: Movie
Radical Act, a feature-length (and vintage) documentary about the contribution of female artists to the 1990's punk scene.
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In Search of Margo-go
Title: In Search of Margo-go
Released: June 9, 1995
Type: Movie
In 1994, Jill Reiter began a feature starring Kathleen Hanna, called IN SEARCH OF MARGO-GO. Her playful synth-punk romp re-envisioned NYC club culture as an acid-hued comic book, equal parts LIQUID SKY and THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI. Reiter recently collaborated with animator Katie Bush to finish the film after two decades.
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The Judy Spots
Title: The Judy Spots
Character: Judy
Released: January 1, 1995
Type: Movie
These five short videos introduce Judy, a paper maché puppet who ruminates on her position in society. Like Judy, of the famous Punch and Judy puppet duo, Benning’s Judy seems to experience the world from the outside, letting things happen to her rather than making things happen around her.
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No Alternative Girls
Title: No Alternative Girls
Character: Herself
Released: February 22, 1994
Type: Movie
No Alternative Girls is a 1994 short film by Tamra Davis.
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It Changed My Life: Bikini Kill in the UK
Title: It Changed My Life: Bikini Kill in the UK
Character: Herself
Released: February 19, 1993
Type: Movie
In 1993, Bikini Kill toured the UK with grrrl associates Huggy Bear. Lucy Thane made a documentary about the trip, also featuring appearances from the Raincoats, Sister George, and Skinned Teen.