SYNOPSIS
Shot over a five-year period in a nuanced, cinematic style, TOMBOY tells the story of four women drummers, making their mark in a stereotypically masculine field. Together they span sixty years of popular music - celebrated through a trove of previously unseen archival footage, intimate portraiture, insightful interviews and some serious drumming skills.
The film captures the intoxicating atmosphere onstage, then goes beyond to chart each artist’s personal journey, converging in a unique celebration of the female experience that hits hard and hits home
TEAM
Director/DP Producer
Lindsay Lindenbaum Eleanor Emptage
Editor Original Music
Sandra Itainen Tune-Yards
Executive Producers Supervising Editor
Steven M. Engel, Heidi Reavis Mark Becker
Co-Producer Associate Producer
The Megan Blackburn Sarah Wainio
Produced in Association with
Engel Entertainment
FESTIVAL SCREENINGS
SXSW Film Festival 2020 [WORLD PREMIERE]
March 13-22, 2020
Austin, TX
Cleveland International Film Festival
March 28-April 1, 2020
Cleveland, OH
REVIEWS
“These are the badass chicks of the past, present and future, leading by example, and Tomboy is the perfect paean in their honor.”
— Hammer to Nail
“TOMBOY filmmaker Lindsay Lindenbaum is keen to remind people that there are many female stories out there…you just have to look.”
—Variety
“Like the best music, it’s as heartbreaking as it is affirming.”
—Daily Grindhouse