Since Yesterday[1][2] is a 2024 Scottish documentary film. It tells the story of the women who pioneered as members of all-girl bands in Scotland from the 1960s-2010s and asks the questions 'why are they not remembered?' and 'what would have happened if they were?'. It takes a critical look at the structural barriers and risks female musicians face in the music industry.[3][4]
Themes and funding
Focusing on the celebration of girl-bands and their importance to cultural history and emphasizing the value of togetherness and female solidarity, the film also shines a light on the latent misogyny the women experienced.[3][5] The film features interviews and personal anecdotes, reflections and archival performance clips from many of the artists and is narrated by Carla Easton of Teen Canteen[6][7][8]
The film was funded with support from Screen Scotland[9][10] and a crowd-sourced campaign.
Release
The film had its premier at the 2024 Edinburgh Film Festival.[11][12] and a limited release of screenings UK wide in October 2024.
Featured bands
Bands included in the documentary include:
- The McKinlay Sisters
- The Ettes
- Strawberry Switchblade
- The Twinsets
- Sunset Gun
- His Latest Flame
- Sophisticated Boom Boom
- Hello Skinny
- Lung Leg
- Melody Dog
- Sally Skull
- The Hedrons
References
- ^ BBFC. "Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland's Girl Bands". www.bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ "Since Yesterday". Since Yesterday. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ a b "'Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland's Girl Bands' review". faroutmagazine.co.uk. 2024-10-18. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ Levine, Nick (2024-10-14). "'Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland's Girl Bands' review: UK pop's hard-done-by heroes". NME. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ "Half of women in music experience discrimination, report finds". BBC News. 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ "Punk, pop and pioneers: New film looks at Scotland's female bands". BBC News. 2024-08-21. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ Hawthorne, Katie (2024-08-21). "'They couldn't even afford a bag of chips!': Scotland's great lost all-female bands". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ "Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland's Girl Bands". Screen Machine. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ https://www.screen.scot/
- ^ Scotland, Screen (2024-07-05). "Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland's Girl Bands". Screen Scotland. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ "Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland's Girl Bands". Edinburgh International Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ Dalton2024-07-03T09:00:00+01:00, Ben. "Edinburgh film festival to close with girl bands documentary 'Since Yesterday' (exclusive)". Screen. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
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