Vulveeta - Access and Distribution
San Francisco, California | Film Feature
Comedy, LGBTQ
Vulveeta is complete and now we want to make sure it's accessible and distributed. This campaign will help cover costs for closed captioning for Deaf/hard of hearing viewers, audio description for Blind/low vision viewers, festival submissions, and digital distribution packaging.
Vulveeta - Access and Distribution
San Francisco, California | Film Feature
Comedy, LGBTQ
2 Campaigns | California, United States
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This campaign raised $5,175 for distribution. Follow the filmmaker to receive future updates on this project.
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Vulveeta is complete and now we want to make sure it's accessible and distributed. This campaign will help cover costs for closed captioning for Deaf/hard of hearing viewers, audio description for Blind/low vision viewers, festival submissions, and digital distribution packaging.
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About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
“Internally washed” lead singer Grrrilda Beausoleil is turning 50, and all she wants is a reunion with her 1990s riot grrrl band—the one she abandoned 20 years ago. Can they get it together to play a big reconciliation show?
Vulveeta didn’t break up on the best of terms. In fact, Grrrilda disappeared just as they were about to "go big." Now, she has to convince the band she’s ready to rock, as it were, and overcome the band’s demons. How will they integrate Gordonx, who’s transitioned since the band’s heyday and his new voice? Can Jett Groan ever trust Grrrilda again? Will their former toddler drummer continue to go hard in her 20s? Will they draw a crowd with the old methods of wheatpaste, stickers, and 'zines, or are those passé in the digital age? Will Grrrilda fulfill the band manager’s dream of making it big, or at least getting her 20% off top?
Most importantly, does the band have enough of a following anymore to pull off a reunion show, especially in a city that's changed so much since the 1990s?
Follow Vulveeta lead singer Grrrilda Beausoleil, bass player Jett Groan, rhythm guitar player Gordonx Garcia, super punk youth drummer Killer Child, MIA lead guitar player Susan Strapp, Band manager Kiisha Knight, and local bar back, bar hop, all around it girl, Harriet, on this documented journey of their reunion.
It's been two years and a couple—few variants since we filmed. Now, VULVEETA is complete and ready to rock on!
But first we need to make sure VULVEETA is accessible and ready to screen. This campaign will raise funds to pay for closed captioning for Deaf/hard-of-hearing viewers and audio description for blind and low vision viewers, mastering and digital packaging for distribution, and festival fees.
Vulveeta was completely improvised (think Spinal Tap with BIPOC and queers) after a year of the core cast meeting with director and lead actor, Maria Breaux. Each cast member developed their character and relationships with other characters. During that time, the cast learned and rehearsed the original songs in one of the few dingy band rehearsal spaces left in San Francisco.
This project explores the nature of trust, the strengths (and weaknesses) of community, social and cultural changes in San Francisco since the first dot-com boom, aging as an artist, and what it means to keep pursuing a dream, against all odds.
Music in the film includes original songs by Vulveeta and tracks by Bikini Kill, Tribe 8, Cypher in the Snow, Red Aunts, God Is My Co-Pilot, and Bratmobile.
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“Fans and foes alike will be riveted by the train wreck that is Vulveeta.” – Spoon Martinez, all-around critic, Hagazine Magazine
“A rockumentary of the ages.” – Richa Allena, drummer, The Dense Duets
“I always wondered what happened to Vulveeta. Didn’t the lead singer join a cult?” – Cyndy Lapelle, lead singer, The Monoliths
Get on board the Vulveeta train wreck. Help us SPREAD IT.
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Audio Description
Costs $1,000
Audio Description for blind and low vision viewers.
Closed Captioning
Costs $1,000
Closed Captioning for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing viewers.
Distribution
Costs $3,000
DCP (Digital Cinema Package), Blu-ray, DVD , festival submission fees.
Cash Pledge
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About This Team
Grrrilda Beausoleil is the lead singer of and mastermind behind Vulveeta. Since her disappearance 20 years ago, she's done deep work and had a rigorous reawakening involving acupuncture, Chinese herbs (both the pill and plant kind), psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, sand tray therapy, meditation retreats, colonics, an ayahuasca trip to Peru with a shaman—actually two shaMEN—ear candling, muscle stress testing, labyrinth walking, and past life regressions. She's totally ready for a comeback. Strike up the fucking band.
Vulveeta guitarist Gordon Garcia has lived in San Francisco for 25 years, and started his transition journey at age 32. Vulveeta was family to him, and he developed a deep bitterness after Grrrilda’s disappearance. When his first band, Hard Meat, were rejected from the 8th-grade talent show because of the name, they just played under the name Tough Skin and let it go. Gordon likes to think he lives according to the same ethos—“let it go”—but tends not to forgive so easily in practice. He happily works at dog-con.com.
Jett Groan plays bass in Vulveeta. They stopped playing music when the band broke up in the 90s, and is desperately overjoyed that the reunion is finally happening. Jett’s influences include Bikini Kill, Team Dresch, Grace Jones, and Wham! Jett currently satisfies customers for AppThingy, a San Francisco-based startup that makes apps that make other apps. In their free time, Jett also enjoys cats, Sci-Fi films, and thinking about doing something to overthrow capitalism.
Killer Child totally wailed on the drums back in the 90s. When Vulveeta put out a call for a drummer, the audition tape her mom sent in was so cool that the band hired Killer Child on the spot. Plus, they thought it’d be “punk” to have a two-year-old drummer. Now, after no longer being able to attend college due to "a lack of funds," she’s taking a gap year to discover who she is and what she can do now. She's not fulfilled by her solo leaf-blowing company, Leaf. Me. Alone. Will Vulveeta be her ticket to the top—again?
Harriet never left the club scene, although it left her. She’s maintained work alternately as an ID checker, cash taker, bottle waitress, and bouncer at various clubs, large and small, around the Bay Area. Her main gig is as a nanny, taking girls through her Mindful Moshing™ program that focuses on consent, respect, and eye contact. Despite her club and music connections, Harriet’s never actually been in a band—will Vulveeta give her the chance to prove her true punk worth?
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Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
“Internally washed” lead singer Grrrilda Beausoleil is turning 50, and all she wants is a reunion with her 1990s riot grrrl band—the one she abandoned 20 years ago. Can they get it together to play a big reconciliation show?
Vulveeta didn’t break up on the best of terms. In fact, Grrrilda disappeared just as they were about to "go big." Now, she has to convince the band she’s ready to rock, as it were, and overcome the band’s demons. How will they integrate Gordonx, who’s transitioned since the band’s heyday and his new voice? Can Jett Groan ever trust Grrrilda again? Will their former toddler drummer continue to go hard in her 20s? Will they draw a crowd with the old methods of wheatpaste, stickers, and 'zines, or are those passé in the digital age? Will Grrrilda fulfill the band manager’s dream of making it big, or at least getting her 20% off top?
Most importantly, does the band have enough of a following anymore to pull off a reunion show, especially in a city that's changed so much since the 1990s?
Follow Vulveeta lead singer Grrrilda Beausoleil, bass player Jett Groan, rhythm guitar player Gordonx Garcia, super punk youth drummer Killer Child, MIA lead guitar player Susan Strapp, Band manager Kiisha Knight, and local bar back, bar hop, all around it girl, Harriet, on this documented journey of their reunion.
It's been two years and a couple—few variants since we filmed. Now, VULVEETA is complete and ready to rock on!
But first we need to make sure VULVEETA is accessible and ready to screen. This campaign will raise funds to pay for closed captioning for Deaf/hard-of-hearing viewers and audio description for blind and low vision viewers, mastering and digital packaging for distribution, and festival fees.
Vulveeta was completely improvised (think Spinal Tap with BIPOC and queers) after a year of the core cast meeting with director and lead actor, Maria Breaux. Each cast member developed their character and relationships with other characters. During that time, the cast learned and rehearsed the original songs in one of the few dingy band rehearsal spaces left in San Francisco.
This project explores the nature of trust, the strengths (and weaknesses) of community, social and cultural changes in San Francisco since the first dot-com boom, aging as an artist, and what it means to keep pursuing a dream, against all odds.
Music in the film includes original songs by Vulveeta and tracks by Bikini Kill, Tribe 8, Cypher in the Snow, Red Aunts, God Is My Co-Pilot, and Bratmobile.
“Fans and foes alike will be riveted by the train wreck that is Vulveeta.” – Spoon Martinez, all-around critic, Hagazine Magazine
“A rockumentary of the ages.” – Richa Allena, drummer, The Dense Duets
“I always wondered what happened to Vulveeta. Didn’t the lead singer join a cult?” – Cyndy Lapelle, lead singer, The Monoliths
Get on board the Vulveeta train wreck. Help us SPREAD IT.
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Audio Description
Costs $1,000
Audio Description for blind and low vision viewers.
Closed Captioning
Costs $1,000
Closed Captioning for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing viewers.
Distribution
Costs $3,000
DCP (Digital Cinema Package), Blu-ray, DVD , festival submission fees.
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
Grrrilda Beausoleil is the lead singer of and mastermind behind Vulveeta. Since her disappearance 20 years ago, she's done deep work and had a rigorous reawakening involving acupuncture, Chinese herbs (both the pill and plant kind), psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, sand tray therapy, meditation retreats, colonics, an ayahuasca trip to Peru with a shaman—actually two shaMEN—ear candling, muscle stress testing, labyrinth walking, and past life regressions. She's totally ready for a comeback. Strike up the fucking band.
Vulveeta guitarist Gordon Garcia has lived in San Francisco for 25 years, and started his transition journey at age 32. Vulveeta was family to him, and he developed a deep bitterness after Grrrilda’s disappearance. When his first band, Hard Meat, were rejected from the 8th-grade talent show because of the name, they just played under the name Tough Skin and let it go. Gordon likes to think he lives according to the same ethos—“let it go”—but tends not to forgive so easily in practice. He happily works at dog-con.com.
Jett Groan plays bass in Vulveeta. They stopped playing music when the band broke up in the 90s, and is desperately overjoyed that the reunion is finally happening. Jett’s influences include Bikini Kill, Team Dresch, Grace Jones, and Wham! Jett currently satisfies customers for AppThingy, a San Francisco-based startup that makes apps that make other apps. In their free time, Jett also enjoys cats, Sci-Fi films, and thinking about doing something to overthrow capitalism.
Killer Child totally wailed on the drums back in the 90s. When Vulveeta put out a call for a drummer, the audition tape her mom sent in was so cool that the band hired Killer Child on the spot. Plus, they thought it’d be “punk” to have a two-year-old drummer. Now, after no longer being able to attend college due to "a lack of funds," she’s taking a gap year to discover who she is and what she can do now. She's not fulfilled by her solo leaf-blowing company, Leaf. Me. Alone. Will Vulveeta be her ticket to the top—again?
Harriet never left the club scene, although it left her. She’s maintained work alternately as an ID checker, cash taker, bottle waitress, and bouncer at various clubs, large and small, around the Bay Area. Her main gig is as a nanny, taking girls through her Mindful Moshing™ program that focuses on consent, respect, and eye contact. Despite her club and music connections, Harriet’s never actually been in a band—will Vulveeta give her the chance to prove her true punk worth?