Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland's Girl Bands
Claire Jeffreys
Friday 31.10
21:00
A feature-length documentary unearthing Scotland’s Girl Bands from 1960 onwards, missing from the ranks of global success; artists whose work was, and continues to be, ignored by the selective bias of a male-dominated industry.
Blending personal anecdotes from a host of bands including Jeanette Gallacher from The McKinleys (the first Scottish girl band to break into the charts in 1964 and the first girl band to ever play Wembley Arena), The Ettes, Strawberry Switchblade, The Hedrons, Sophisticated Boom Boom, Sunset Gun, His Latest Flame, The Twinsets, Lung Leg and Hello Skinny with a scrapbook-style audio-visual aesthetic, the film takes us on a decade-by-decade adventure, crafting the ultimate visual mixtape. Discover unheard demos, lost archives, and rare performances that celebrate the women who never compromised and subsequently got lost in time.
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.
Produced by Producer/Filmmaker Miranda Stern (one of the Scottish Documentary Institutes New Voices of 2020) and the award-winning production company The Forest of Black, this is a powerful global story told through a local lens.
Co-directed, written and narrated by Musician Carla J. Easton (shortlisted for Scottish Album of the year; member of the all-girl band TeenCanteen. Blair Young co-directed Since Yesterday with Easton.
