Rise Above: The Tribe 8 Documentary

Rise Above: The Tribe 8 Documentary

2003 · 80 min · ★ 3.8 · Documentary, Music

Interweaving performance footage, still photos and pointed interviews, filmmaker Tracy Flannigan provides an intriguing glimpse into the lives and psyches of in-your-face lesbian punk rockers Tribe 8. Based in San Francisco, the band is famous for breaking the rules on stage and everywhere else -- and cameras capture it all as the outrageous ladies kindle controversy from coast to coast. Bonus material includes deletes scenes.

Directed by Tracy Flannigan

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