The Gits Documentary

Mia Zapata’s live energy and raw emotion on the mic, had earned The Gits a coveted place in rock history as the early pioneers of Seattle’s grunge movement. It was during the fall of ‘86 when Matt Dresdner, Andy Kessler and Steve Moriarty formed the band around Mia’s fiery stage presence. Her powerful vocals belted out the brash idealism and revolutionary ideals that resonated deeply with the youth movement of the time. Their brand of bluesy street punk and Mia’s transcendent lyrics gave the Gits that edge in moving up the Seattle music scene. And using nothing but good ole fashioned DIY ethics, the band even managed to travel and perform in Europe without an established label to back them up. They were destined for success.

The Trailer for the Gits Documentary

After the group’s ‘92 debut, Frenching the Bully , they drew in a loyal following in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and the Pacific Northwest. So that by the time the summer of ‘93 rolled around, the group was poised for grunge rock’s invasion onto the mainstream arena alongside such bands as Nirvana and Pearl Jam. Yet tragically, on July 7th, Mia Zapata was brutally raped and murdered. The band split up shortly thereafter ending a promising career.

In commemoration of her death, Kerri O’Kane directed this moving documentary that chronicles Mia’s personal life and the meteoric rise of the band all the way up to the 2004 court case that eventually solved her murder. A tragic, yet transcendent account of one band’s amazing front woman that shouldn’t be missed.