Documentary of The Gits Debuts This July

Marking the 15th memorial anniversary of the death of lead singer Mia Zapata, the documentary film The Gits – about the rise and tragic fall of the influential Seattle-based band – 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.

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