Summaries

She Said Boom chronicles 1980s Toronto female artist collective challenging gender norms, homophobia, art conventions through music, film, self-publishing, sparking global art/political movements; explores their underrecognized impact.

She Said Boom: The Story Of Fifth Column is the story of a group of young female artists from Toronto in the early eighties. They united to use music, film, and self publication to defy conventions of art practice, gender ideas, and to challenge homophobia. These endeavors snowballed into global art and political movements. This film looks at their work, and explores why you may not have heard of them, despite their impact.—Kevin Hegge

She Said Boom: The Story Of Fifth Column is the story of a group of young female artists in the early eighties. They used music, film, and self publication to defy conventions of art practise, gender ideas, and femininity. These endeavors snowballed into global art and political movements and subcultures. This film looks at their work, and explores why you may not have heard of them, despite their impact.—Anonymous

Details

Keywords
  • england
  • canada
  • art
  • toronto ontario canada
  • ontario
Genres
  • History
  • Biography
  • Music
  • Documentary
Release date Aug 31, 2012
Countries of origin United States Canada Germany
Language English
Filming locations Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 4m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 1.78 : 1

Synopsis

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