In the early 1990s, Seattle was the focal point of an emerging musical underground. The Gits helped spearhead this new scene. Their sound was proto-grunge and all-out punk aggression. The earnest, blues wail of front woman Mia Zapata was its center. Mia was the very embodiment of riot grrrl intensity, talent, and humanity. Her uncompromised integrity epitomized a way of life that influenced an entire generation of female artists to follow. Upon returning from a successful European tour -and at the height of The Gits’ popularity- singer Mia Zapata was found raped and murdered, unfairly abbreviating the band’s fable. Incredibly, more than a decade later, new evidence would surface, Mia’s case file would be reopened, and a suspect would be brought to justice –as cameras rolled.
The Gits is an account of overcoming adversity, addiction, love, loss and pain. It’s a punk rock mystery, but not merely a tale of tragedy. It’s the mythic story of a great American Rock N Roll band.
In the early 1990s, Seattle was the focal point of an emerging musical underground. The Gits helped spearhead this new scene. Their sound was proto-grunge and all-out punk aggression. The earnest, blues wail of front woman Mia Zapata was its center. Mia was the very embodiment of riot grrrl intensity, talent, and humanity. Her uncompromised integrity epitomized a way of life that influenced an entire generation of female artists to follow. Upon returning from a successful European tour -and at the height of The Gits’ popularity- singer Mia Zapata was found raped and murdered, unfairly abbreviating the band’s fable. Incredibly, more than a decade later, new evidence would surface, Mia’s case file would be reopened, and a suspect would be brought to justice –as cameras rolled.
The Gits is an account of overcoming adversity, addiction, love, loss and pain. It’s a punk rock mystery, but not merely a tale of tragedy. It’s the mythic story of a great American Rock N Roll band.
bren that is so offensive. perhaps the point was it can happen to anyone including someone so great. or have you ever thought that just another girl could mean so much to her community, because she can. all girls contribute to those around them.
not being a gits fan is cool, but dont use a rape and murder to prove the point.
im sure anyone who has lost someone this tragically would love to make a movie about their impact. they were lucky enough to have an outlet and public fascination in order to do so.
Posted 10/30/09 by Doug
This was an absolute gem of a film. I had heard about Mia Zapata and The Gits but never knew the whole story. This film does true justice to their story. Powerful and moving...A+
Posted 10/29/09 by Bren
I guess the band name “Full of Themselves” was already taken, too bad they had to settle for “The Gits”
Time hasn’t been kind to to grunge genre, the personality type of the scene was so self-involved. Too bad that same self-involvement and egoism kept people from just realizing that, to a rapist, the singer could be just another girl walking down the street.
The whole world didn’t revolve around the Seattle music scene.
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