Fanny: The Right to Rock

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Fanny: The Right to Rock

2022

1h 36m

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Music

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Sometime in the 1960s, in sunny Sacramento, two Filipina-American sisters got together to play music. Little did they know their garage rock band would evolve into the legendary Fanny, the first all-woman band to release an LP with a major record label. Despite recording a handful of albums and amassing a dedicated fan base that included music legend David Bowie, the band all but disappeared from the records of music history. This documentary not only tells the story of the band's rocking past, but also documents its next chapter: now in their 60s, the bandmates are recording a new album. The film includes interviews with a large cadre of music icons, including Bonnie Raitt, Def Leppard's Joe Elliott and the Go-Go's Kathy Valentine. Fighting early barriers of race, gender and sexuality in the music industry, the women of Fanny are ready to take their place in the halls of rock 'n' roll fame.

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John Anderson

Wall Street Journal

05/18/2023

As we learn in Ms. Hart’s very entertaining survey of the ’70s L.A. rock scene, Fanny would have stood out today for several reasons.

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

06/09/2022

The movie serves as an eye-opening look into one of the most important bands of whom too few people have heard...Heavily punctuated with performance clips, the film gives the kind of visual and aural testimony that mere history books cannot.

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Teo Bugbee

New York Times

05/26/2022

What the movie showcases best from its subjects... is the humor and ease of women who have survived a lifetime of setbacks and strife.

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Ryan Oquiza

Sinegang

08/18/2023

3.5/5

Alas, the tragedy of ‘Fanny’ is that they arrived too early and then came back too late, but this documentary doesn’t offer a tale of wrong timing, but rather, a heartwarming ode to one of the forgotten pioneers of rock & roll.

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Glenn Dunks

The Film Experience

06/26/2023

Luckily for Hart, the story of Fanny overlaps with a lot of other issues that give The Right to Rock a sturdier platform of relevance.

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Sarah Manvel

In Their Own League

04/27/2023

A terrific primer both on a specific band and a specific moment in time, and how the music and the moments of our youth unwittingly shape our entire lives.

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WYZ of Roz

05/29/2022

This is an incredible movie about a very long forgotten incredible rock band! It's about women & the struggle thru make it in a field of men! Incredible footage & interviews makes this a very moving movie. If you thought you knew rock music, you haven't seen anything yet!

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alanb2590

05/28/2022

A great documentary about a band whose recognition is long overdue. These women were pioneers on so many levels, and this film tells their story in an entertaining and compelling way. I am so glad I discovered this film and this band! See this film and check out their music!

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Ricardo S

@RT06152435 09/15/2023

Excellent film/documentary. And what a great group. Fanny, the first all female rock band to sign to a major label - all but erased from rock and roll history. Hope lots of people see this and that Fanny get the recognition they deserve.

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Chelsea P

@RT29330056 06/01/2023

I enjoyed most of this film but the second half really ruined it when it became increasingly preachy and promotional. The part where the band were shown on a march next to not just shouty feminists (of course the band were feminists, but they weren't shouty and annoying) but campaigners on issues like trans, which is often not even in the interests of women, felt totally tacked on and clumsy (look how down with the youth we are) and brought a four star film down to three. Shame, the first half was good

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06/07/2022

An incredible tribute to an iconic band! An honest, sensitive and exuberant portrait of the past and present of these pioneering rockers. A must see if you're a fan and even more so for anyone just hearing about them. An important, indispensable piece of rock history!

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06/04/2022

One of the best Rock band in history ! Great talented musicians !

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Sometime in the 1960s, in sunny Sacramento, two Filipina-American sisters got together to play music. Little did they know their garage rock band would evolve into the legendary Fanny, the first all-woman band to release an LP with a major record label. Despite recording a handful of albums and amassing a dedicated fan base that included music legend David Bowie, the band all but disappeared from the records of music history. This documentary not only tells the story of the band's rocking past, but also documents its next chapter: now in their 60s, the bandmates are recording a new album. The film includes interviews with a large cadre of music icons, including Bonnie Raitt, Def Leppard's Joe Elliott and the Go-Go's Kathy Valentine. Fighting early barriers of race, gender and sexuality in the music industry, the women of Fanny are ready to take their place in the halls of rock 'n' roll fame.

Director: Bobbi Jo Hart
Producer: Bobbi Jo Hart, Robbie Hart
Screenwriter: Bobbi Jo Hart
Distributor: Film Movement
Production Co: Adobe Productions International
Genre: Documentary, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 27, 2022, Limited
Runtime: 1h 36m