by Joanna Orland & Ruth Thomson This year’s BFI London Film Festival was less of a star-studded affair, and more about the films themselves. Key films featured at this year’s festival, reminding the audience and the world that the BFI London Film Festival is a strong contender on the world’s film festival circuit. Highlights included […]

The Punk Singer Directed by Sini Anderson Starring Kathleen Hanna by Joanna Orland This film is purely for the fans of Riot Grrrl founder / Bikini Kill and Le Tigre frontwoman Kathleen Hanna.  And what a great soundtrack!  People not familiar with the feminist movement Riot Grrl or Hanna’s music could still appreciate this documentary, […]

by Joanna Orland & Isla MC A band that almost called themselves “Hot Sweater”, or “Monitor”, but opted for something more, je ne sais quoi…French? Formidable electro-punk band Le Tigre is comprised of Kathleen, Johanna and JD, who met each other on the field in the thriving feminist art / music scene of New York […]