Marking the 15th memorial anniversary of the death of lead singer Mia Zapata, the documentary film The Gits – about the tragic fall of the influential Seattle-based band and search for Zapata’s killer – opens in select theatres across North America in July. Directed by Kerry O’Kane, the film is also slated for a DVD release on July 8th from Liberation Entertainment via Adrenaline/ADA distribution.
With a sound that blended hardcore punk with the blues, The Gits were poised for greater success in the vein of peers such as Nirvana and Pearl Jam. However, on July 7, 1993, lead singer Mia Zapata was murdered in an apparent rape/homicide.
When the film began shooting, the murder was an unsolved case. However, with fans, friends, and celebrities such as Joan Jett and Nirvana raising money, Zapata’s killer was eventually convicted through Seattle’s first case solved by DNA samples.
Current Screening Dates:
07/03/08 Winnipeg, MB, Canada @ Big Smash
07/04/08 Denver, CO @ Starz Film Center
07/04/08 – 07/10/08 New York, NY @ Pioneer Theater
07/04/08 – 07/10/08 Portland, OR @ Clinton Street Theater
07/04/08 – 07/10/08 Seattle, WA @ Northwest Film Forum
07/04/08 – 07/08/08 Sacramento, CA @ Movies on the Big Screen (600 4th St
07/05/08 Oakland, CA @ Uptown Nightclub
07/05/08 San Jose, CA @ The Blank Club
07/07/08 Austin, TX @ Alamo Draft House
07/07/08 Boston, MA @ Newbury Comics
07/07/08 Indianapolis, IN @ Greenbriar Cinema Grill
07/07/08 Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex
07/07/08 New York, NY @ The Delancy (After party – live performance)
07/07/08 Louisville, KY @ Ear X-tacy
07/07/08 Orlando, FL @ Slingapours
07/07/08 Philadelhia, PA @ 941 Theater
07/07/08 Providence, RI @ As220
07/07/08 San Francisco, CA @ The Embarcadero
07/07/08 Seattle, WA @ Metro Cinema
07/27/08 – 07/31/08 Edmonton, AB, Canada @ Metro Cinema
*additional bookings expected
The Gits: www.thegitsmovie.com
The Gits: www.thegits.com