She's Real (Worse than Queer)

A document of the Riot Grrrl and Queercore scene in the 1990s.

Cast

Miranda July

as Self

Lynn Breedlove

as Self

Leslie Mah

as Self

Donna Dresch

as Self

G.B. Jones

as Self

Gee Bag

as Self

Miriam Basilio

as Self

Jody Bleyle

as Self

Tammy Rae Carland

as Self

Rachel Carns

as Self

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