Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland's Girl Bands

Synopsis

The story of Scottish pop music from the 1960s onwards told by the visionary women who got on stage and made music together. We discover the little-known role that women played in Scotland's emerging music scenes through interviewing those who tried to break the glass ceiling, from the vocal harmony groups of the sixties to DIY indie-fanzine-inspired groups of the 90s, as well as activists, artists, and experts. Weaving together personal anecdotes with a scrapbook audio-visual aesthetic, as the film takes us through each decade, a colourful mixtape is formed spanning multiple musical genres.
Narrated by award-winning musician Carla J. Easton, a former member of the girl band Teen Canteen, the film takes a critical look at the barriers women have faced making music in the past, and still face today. It asks how we can inspire young women to make music, if those who do so are continuously erased from our cultural history.
Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival 2024 - World premiere

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Details

Year: 2024
Type of project: Features
Running time: c. 85 min
Format: UHD
Director: Blair Young, Carla J Easton 1st Feature
Producer: Miranda Stern, Beth Allan, Sinéad Kirwan
Executive Producer: Mark Thomas, David Harron
Editor: Blair Young, Lindsay Watson
Director of Photography: Michael Sherrington, Steve Cardno
Production Designer: Marie Liden
Sound: William Aikman
Principal cast: Contributors: The Mckinleys, The Ettes, Strawberry Switchblade, The Twinsets, Sunset Gun, His Latest Flame, Sophisticated Boom Boom, Hello Skinny, Lung Leg, Melody Dog, Sally Skull, The Hedrons, Carla J. Easton

Genre

Music Scottish Woman Director Dance

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Forest of Black

1st Floor Rear Grainstore
60 Tradeston Street
Glasgow
G5 8BH
Scotland

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