Not even sure how this popped up on my YouTube feed, but I saw it and it seemed interesting so I clicked. It’s a short film documentary about a group of riot girls who were outsiders at their school in metro LA. Very fascinating piece of history that transports the viewer right into the heart of the 1990’s. The song “Batmobile” by Liz Phair acts as the theme song and my goodness it’s a perfect accompaniment. So alt.
The fact that these are all 8th graders or high schoolers is pretty remarkable. Almost every kid featured here makes some sort of intelligent and well-spoken statement. Even the kids who are critical of the Dirty Girls - they’re being cruel and you may not agree with them but they’re all articulate.
The most interesting part to me was when the documentarian had their classmates read the feminist Sour GRRRL zine that Amber had created. Every single one of their peers just shits all over it, it’s sad but also not surprising. Classic high school group-think bullying.
Their reunion in 2013 is also pretty interesting (below). Cool to see that they were all super into music and ended up forming bands. All in all it’s just a very humble and thoughtful piece of film. The way it simultaneously represents a single moment in time (the mid 90s) while maintaining an overarching relatability (high school bullying, teenage angst) is very unique.
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