Kathleen Hanna

Born: 1968-11-12

Kathleen Hanna is an American musician, artist, feminist activist, and punk zine writer. In the early-to mid-1990s she was the lead singer of feminist punk band Bikini Kill, before fronting Le Tigre in the late 1990s and early 2000s. In 1998, Hanna released a lo-fi solo album under the name Julie Ruin and since 2010, has been working on a project called The Julie Ruin.


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Maggie's Plan

as Québécois Female Singer
Released: 2016-04-27

Maggie's plan to have a baby on her own with a sperm donor is derailed when she falls in love...

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Nothing Compares

as Self
Released: 2022-09-23

Since the beginning of her career, Sinéad O’Connor has used her powerful voice to challenge the...

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Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk

as Self
Released: 2017-05-31

Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk spans over 30 years of the California Bay Area’s punk...

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The Go-Go's

as Self - Bikini Kill
Released: 2020-01-24

As the first all-female band to play their instruments, write their songs and have a No. 1...

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Bad Reputation

as Self
Released: 2018-09-28

The life and career of rock n' roll icon Joan Jett from her early years ripping it up onstage as...

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2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

as Self
Released: 2021-11-20

Filmed at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio, the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame...

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Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

as Self
Released: 2017-06-12

A documentary on Queercore, the cultural and social movement that began as an offshoot of punk...

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The Punk Singer

as Self
Released: 2013-11-29

A look at the life of activist, musician, and cultural icon Kathleen Hanna, who formed the punk...

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Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

as Self
Released: 2021-02-27

The death of punk icon and X-Ray Spex front-woman Poly Styrene sends her daughter on a journey...

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LOUDER: The Soundtrack of Change

as Self
Released: 2024-10-16

A celebration of music and rallying cry that takes viewers on a journey across generations,...

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Who Took the Bomp? Le Tigre on Tour

as Herself
Released: 2010-06-05

WHO TOOK THE BOMP? LE TIGRE ON TOUR follows iconic feminist electronic band Le Tigre on their...

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She Said Boom: The Story of Fifth Column

as herself
Released: 2012-04-27

Documentary about the groundbreaking queer feminist art band Fifth Column, who were at the...

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Wonder Women!: The Untold Story of American Superheroines

as Self
Released: 2012-03-10

Explores the concept of heroic women from the birth of the superhero in the 1940s to the TV and...

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Don't Need You - The Herstory of Riot Grrrl

as Herself
Released: 2005-04-20

A documentary film that tells the story of the origins of Riot Grrrl in the American independent...

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The Gits

as Self
Released: 2008-07-07

The inception and ascent of Seattle-based post-punk band the Gits, whose rise to prominence was...

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Radical Act

as uncredited
Released: 1996-10-04

Radical Act, a feature-length (and vintage) documentary about the contribution of female artists...

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From the Back of the Room

as Herself
Released: 2011-07-01

Although it is often credited with spurring the "third wave" of feminism, Riot Grrrl seemed to...

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Myrna the Monster

as Myrna (voice)
Released: 2015-01-23

A heart-broken alien dreamer from the moon transitions into adult life in Los Angeles like any...

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Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost

as uncredited
Released: 2004-06-08

A compilation of 24 music videos by Sonic Youth ranging from 1990 to 2002. Collaborators...

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Tour Without End

as uncredited
Released: 2018-05-09

TOUR WITHOUT END (Twenty-One Portraits and a Protest) stars the legendary Wooster Group founder...

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Punk Girls - Die weibliche Geschichte des britischen Punk

as Self
Released: 2024-04-12

London 1976: Between economic crises and the Silver Jubilee, something is brewing in the squats...

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Revolution, Riot Grrrl Style

as Herself
Released: 2014-03-07

Today, we see a new style of feminism springing up everywhere - young, provocative and radical....

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In Search of Margo-go

as uncredited
Released: 1995-06-09

In 1994, Jill Reiter began a feature starring Kathleen Hanna, called IN SEARCH OF MARGO-GO. Her...

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Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson

as Self
First aired: 2021-07-30

Oscar and Grammy Award-winning producer and artist Mark Ronson explores the intersection of...

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Punk

as Self
First aired: 2019-03-11

Featuring original interviews with America’s punk pioneers and the U.K.’s most notorious bands,...

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