Lucy Thane (born 1967) is a British documentary

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, event producer and performer, living in

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. Her films include ''It Changed My Life: Bikini Kill in the UK'' (1993) and ''She's Real (Worse than Queer)'' (1997).

Life and work

Thane was born in north London. She studied history at the

University of East Anglia The University of East Anglia (UEA) is a public research university in Norwich, England. Established in 1963 on a campus west of the city centre, the university has four faculties and 26 schools of study. The annual income of the institution f ...

in Norwich, then studied for a master's degree in film at the Northern Media School in Sheffield. From 1994 to 1998 she lived in San Francisco, where she worked as a curator and editor at

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and taught at the

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. She returned to London in 1998. For ''It Changed My Life: Bikini Kill in the UK'' (1993) she followed the 1990s

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band

Bikini Kill Bikini Kill is an American punk rock band formed in Olympia, Washington, in October 1990. The group consisted of singer and songwriter Kathleen Hanna, guitarist Billy Karren, bassist Kathi Wilcox, and drummer Tobi Vail. The band pioneered the ...

while they were on tour in the UK with

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. The film premiered in 1993 at

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in New York City. "Thane's complete footage has been digitized and is held at the

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& Special Collections as part of the Fales Riot Grrrl Collection" at

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. ''She's Real (Worse than Queer)'' (1997) is a document of the riot grrrl and

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scene in the 1990s. The film has been screened at film festivals around the world, written about in

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and academic books and has been included in the curriculum of a number of university courses. The film features interviews with musicians, film directors and zine makers such as

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, Leslie Mah,

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Donna Dresch Donna Dresch is an American punk rock musician, perhaps best known as founder, guitarist and bass guitarist of Team Dresch. Dresch has been actively involved in the queercore scene since the 1980s, as the creator of the fanzine ''Chainsaw'' an ...

and

Jody Bleyle Team Dresch is an American punk rock band originally formed in 1993 in Olympia, Washington. The band made a significant impression on the DIY punk movement queercore, which gave voice through zines and music to the passions and concerns of LGBT p ...

, who discusses her independent label

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and the release of the double album compilation '' Free To Fight''. The film also features excerpts from the films ''

The Yo-Yo Gang G. B. Jones (born 1965) is a Canadian artist, filmmaker, musician, and publisher of zines born in Bowmanville, Canada. She is known for producing J.D.s with her acclaimed''Tom Girls'' drawings before going on to create more musically, cinematic ...

'' by G.B. Jones and ''Lady Outlaws and Faggot Wannabes'' by

Tammy Rae Carland Tammy Rae Carland (born January 27, 1965), is a photographer, video artist, zine editor, current provost at California College of the Arts (CCA), and former co-owner of the independent lesbian music label Mr. Lady Records and Videos. Her work has ...

as well as live performances by the bands CeeBee Barns Band, Cheesecake, Cypher In The Snow,

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, Sta-Prest,

Team Dresch Team Dresch is an American punk rock band originally formed in 1993 in Olympia, Washington. The band made a significant impression on the DIY punk movement queercore, which gave voice through zines and music to the passions and concerns of LGBT p ...

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, and

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Filmography

*''It Changed My Life: Bikini Kill in the U.K.'' (1993) – 25 mins *''She's Real (Worse than Queer)'' (1997) *''As is Your Due'' (1999) *''Breaking the Boundaries'' (2001) *''The Experimental Playground'' (2004) *''The Pool of London'' (2006) *''Creatures'' (2007) *''Laga Beach'' (2010) *''Playa Shows me the Way Home''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thane, Lucy British documentary filmmakers British film directors British women film directors Riot grrrl Women documentary filmmakers Film people from London Alumni of the University of East Anglia Living people 1967 births Women in punk