The Girls in the Band–The Official Site of the Music Documentary

Greenbelt Recreation Center — Staten Island, New York (CANCELLED)

July 31, 2016
FREE SCREENING!

St. Mary’s Park — Bronx, New York

July 14, 2016
FREE screening
followed by Q&A panel

New Marlborough Library — Mill River, Massachusetts

May 24, 2016
(free screening)

Bronx Music Heritage Center — The Bronx, New York

April 16, 2016
(FREE screening)

The Guild Cinema — Albuquerque, New Mexico

April 2, 2016
(FREE screening)

Like Jazz 2016 Women’s History Month Film Festival — Newark, New Jersey

March 31, 2016

Compton Library — Compton, California

March 26, 2016
(FREE screening)

Twin Cities PBS (TPT) screening & concert — St. Paul, Minnesota

March 22, 2016

Brand Library Recital Hall — Glendale, California

March 10, 2016
(FREE SCREENING)

Diablo Valley College — Pleasant Hill, California

March 10, 2016
(FREE screening)

The American Theatre (Hampton Arts / Phoebus Film Club) — Hampton, Virginia

February 25, 2016

The New School — Arnhold Hall — New York, New York

February 19, 2016
(FREE SCREENING)

Bio Roy Cinema (Encore Screening #2) — Gothenburg, Sweden

February 11, 2016

Anderson Valley Grange – Philo, California

February 7, 2016
(FREE SCREENING)

Bio Roy Cinema (Encore Screening #1) — Gothenburg, Sweden

January 26, 2016

North County Film Club — Oceanside, California

January 24, 2016
(private film club screening)

Hemgården — Lund, Sweden

December 21, 2015
(FREE SCREENING)

California African American Museum — Los Angeles, California

November 22, 2015

MOOOV Film Festival — Turnhout, Belgium

November 20, 2015
November 21, 2015

Metro Cinema (Not Enough Fest) — Edmonton AB Canada

November 19, 2015

Musikglappet — Malmö, Sweden

November 18, 2015–FREE SCREENING!

Michael Tippett Centre (Bath Spa Live) — Bath, England

October 28, 2015

LA Femme Film Festival — Los Angeles, California

October 15, 2015

Bio Roy Cinema (LadyBug Festival) — Gothenburg, Sweden

October 1, 2015

Women in Jazz Festival — Gothenburg, Sweden

October 1, 2015

Malmö Academy of Music — Malmö, Sweden

September 29, 2015 (FREE screening)

Western Illinois Museum — Macomb, Illinois

September 16, 2015–FREE SCREENING

21st Annual Vail Jazz Festival — Vail, Colorado

September 4, 2015

Echo Park Branch Public Library — Los Angeles, California

July 22, 2015–FREE SCREENING

Grange at SHED — Healdsburg, California

June 24, 2015

Workers Unite! Film Festival ENCORE SCREENINGS– New York, New York

May 19, 2015
TWO ENCORE SCREENINGS!
+ live music between screenings!

Workers Unite! Film Festival — New York, New York

May 9, 2015 (FREE SCREENING)

Palmetto Center for the Arts at Northwest Vista College–San Antonio, Texas

April 29, 2015 (FREE SCREENING)

Musicollaborative — New Orleans, Louisiana

April 23, 2015

Cville Jazz Society, Cville NOW, and Jefferson-Madison Regional Library — Charlottesville, Virginia

April 23, 2015 (FREE SCREENING!)

Eau Claire Jazz Festival–Eau Claire, Wisconsin

April 17, 2015 (FREE SCREENING)

Studio City Branch Library — Studio City, California

March 21, 2015 (FREE SCREENING!)

Montpelier Arts Center — Laurel, Maryland

March 15, 2015

American Jazz Museum — Kansas City, Missouri

March 5, 2015 (FREE screening!)

Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival / Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre — Moscow, Idaho

February 17, 2015

First Friday Film Festival — Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada

February 6, 2015

Chan Centre for the Performing Arts in collaboration with The Cinematheque — Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

February 5, 2015

Fundy Film Society — Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada

January 28, 2015

Stoughton Opera House (Madison Jazz Society) — Stoughton, Wisconsin

December 7, 2014

Galaxy Green Valley Luxury+ (Cinema Society of Las Vegas) — Henderson, Nevada

November 3, 2014

Little Cinema at Berkshire Museum — Pittsfield, Massachusetts

October 19, 2014

Tricycle Theatre — London, England

October 1, 2014

Lunenburg Doc Fest — Nova Scotia, Canada

September 21, 2014

Crowell Public Library — San Marino, California

September 18, 2014 — FREE SCREENING!

Cinemark Century 12 (WITASWAN) – Evanston, Illinois

August 16, 2014

Telluride Jazz Festival – Telluride, Colorado (FREE screening)

July 31, 2014

Cadbury at Lewes – Lewes, Delaware

June 30, 2014

The Cary Theater – Cary, North Carolina

June 27, 2014

Musically Minded Academy – Oakland, California

June 15, 2014

California African American Museum – Los Angeles, California

June 12, 2014

AFI Silver – Silver Spring, Maryland

June 6, 2014

Cineaste Magazine review of The Girls in the Band

Cineaste Magazine Short Takes PDF

Inspire Theater – Las Vegas, Nevada

April 29, 2014

Reginald F. Lewis Museum – Baltimore, Maryland

April 17, 2014

Ragtag Cinema – Columbia, Missouri

April 14, 2014

Musically Minded Academy – Oakland, California

April 6, 2014

Palm Springs Women’s Jazz Festival – Palm Springs, California

April 4, 2014

Sebastiani Theatre – Sonoma, California

March 21-30, 2014 (EXTRA SHOWS ADDED!)

Summerfield Cinemas – Santa Rosa, California

March 14-27, 2014 (HELD OVER!)

Phoenix Center for the Arts – Phoenix, Arizona

March 23, 2014

Cinema ZED – Leuven, Belgium

March 20 & 21, 2014

The Nick – Santa Cruz, California

March 14-20, 2014

Fowler Museum at UCLA – Los Angeles, California

March 16, 2014

“Rising International” benefit at the Nick – Santa Cruz, California

March 8, 2014

Outpost Space – Albuquerque, New Mexico

March 8, 2014

New Brunswick Jazz Project – New Brunswick, New Jersey

March 1, 2014

Gene Siskel Film Center – Chicago, Illinois

February 21, 22, 24, 26, and 27, 2014

Summer Solstice Jazz Festival Fundraiser – East Lansing, Michigan

February 27, 2014

WHPK Radio “Crossroads” interview with GIRLS IN THE BAND director Judy Chaikin

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Sundance Cinemas – Seattle, Washington

February 14-20, 2014

Sundance Cinemas – Houston, Texas

February 14-20, 2014

Real Art Ways – Hartford, Connecticut

February 14-20, 2014

Texas Black Film Festival – Dallas, Texas

February 19, 2014

Landmark’s Opera Plaza – San Francisco, CA

January 17–30, 2014 (HELD OVER!)

Smith Rafael Film Center – San Rafael, CA

January 17-30, 2014 (HELD OVER!)

Grand Lake Theatre – Oakland, CA

January 17-26, 2014 (HELD OVER!)

NAMM – Anaheim, California

January 23, 2014

Girls Play Jazz, Too! – Ipswich, Massachusetts

January 17, 2014

The Screen – Santa Fe, New Mexico

December 20, 2013 – January 16, 2014

Stan Hagen Theatre, North Island College – Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada

January 14, 2014

Talking Movies with Jeffrey Lyons and Roberta Burrows – New York, New York

December 19, 2013

Roz Cron

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The Film Society of Minneapolis / St. Paul – Minneapolis, Minnesota

November 29 – December 5, 2013

Laemmle’s Monica 4 – Santa Monica, California

November 23 & 24, 2013

University of West Georgia – Carrollton, Georgia

November 21, 2013

Laemmle’s Claremont 5 – Claremont, California

November 16 & 17, 2013

Knickerbocker Theatre – Holland, Michigan

October 7-12, 2013

Milwaukee Film Festival – Milwaukee, Wisconsin

October 3 & 8, 2013

State Theatre – State College, Pennsylvania

September 23, 24, & 25, 2013

Art Theatre – Long Beach, California

August 11 & 24, 2013

Charlie Parker Jazz Festival – New York, New York

August 22, 2013

Laemmle’s Playhouse 7 – Pasadena, California

June 15-August 11, 2013

Laemmle’s Town Center 5 – Encino, California

June 15-July 14, 2013

Art Theatre – Long Beach, California

July 6 & 7, 2013

Laemmle’s Monica 4 – Santa Monica, California

June 15-30, 2013

Laemmle’s NoHo7 – North Hollywood, California

June 7-13, 2013

Melbourne International Film Festival – Melbourne, Australia

June 1-8, 2013

The Quad – New York, New York

May 24-30, 2013

Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Elinor Bunin Monroe Film Center – New York, New York

May 10-16, 2013

High Falls Film Festival – Rochester, New York

April 18 & 19, 2013
*WINNER, Best Feature Documentary

Palm Springs Women’s Jazz Festival – Palm Springs, California

April 4-7, 2013

Berks Jazz Festival – Reading, Pennsylvania

April 5, 2013  

Women’s Film Festival – Brattleboro, Vermont

March 8-17, 2013

Fox Jazz Festival – Appleton, Wisconsin

March 1-3, 2013

Berklee College of Music – Boston, Massachussetts

February 27, 2013

Brown University – Providence, Rhode Island

February 20-23, 2013

Botin Film and Music Festival – Madrid, Spain

January 23, 2013

Winnipeg Film Group – Winnipeg, Canada

November 23, 2012

Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival – Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

November 7-11, 2012

The Loft Film Festival – Phoenix, Arizona

November 11, 2012

Musical Instrument Museum – Phoenix, Arizona

November 9, 2012

Cinema Society of Scottsdale – Scottsdale, Arizona

November 7 & 8, 2012

Amherst Cinema – Amherst, Massachusetts

November 5, 2012

Ojai Film Festival – Ojai, California

October 25-28, 2012

Reel Music Festival Northwest – Portland, Oregon

October 12-25, 2012

Berks Jazz Fest and Greater Reading Film Festival – Reading, Pennsylvania

October 25, 2012

Ghent Film Festival – Ghent, Belgium

October 9-20, 2012

Astoria Film Festival – Astoria, Oregon

October 18-20, 2012

New Orleans Film Festival – New Orleans, Louisiana

October 13-15, 2012

Film Festival of Columbus – Columbus, Ohio

October 4-5, 2012

Montreal Black Film Festival – Montreal, Canada

September 28-30, 2012

Monterey Jazz Festival – Monterey, California

September 22-24, 2012

Port Townsend Film Festival – Port Townsend, Washington

September 23-24, 2012

University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, North Carolina

September 20, 2012

DOCUTAH Documentary Film Festival – St. George, Utah

September 7, 2012
*WINNER, Best Music Documentary

Cinema Society of San Diego (Season Opener) – San Diego, California

September 4, 2012
Season Opener

Jacob Burns Film Center and Media Arts Lab – Pleasantville, New York

June 3 , 2012

Newport Beach Film Festival – Newport Beach, California

April 28 & 30, 2012

Minneapolis International Film Festival – Minneapolis, Minnesota

April 21 & 22, 2012
+ “Best of the Fest” Encore Screening May 6, 2012

Filmfest DC: The Washington D.C. International Film Festival – Washington, DC

April 18 & 19, 2012
*Runner Up, Audience Choice Award

Chicago International Movies and Music Festival – Chicago, Illinois

April 15, 2012

Sonoma International Film Festival – Sonoma, California

April 13 & 15, 2012

Temple University – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

April 2, 2012

Atlanta Film Festival – Atlanta, Georgia

March 28, 2012

Cleveland International Film Festival – Cleveland, Ohio

March 25, 26, & 27, 2012
*Runner Up, Audience Choice Award

Omaha International Film Festival – Omaha, Nebraska

March 9, 2012
*WINNER, Audience Choice Award – Documentary

Victoria Film Festival – Victoria, BC, Canada

February 6, 2012
*WINNER, Audience Choice Award

Palm Springs International Film Festival – Palm Springs, California

January 13-16, 2012
*WINNER, Audience Favorite, Best Documentary

Dubai Film Festival – Dubai, United Arab Emirates

December 13 & 14, 2011

Vancouver International Film Festival – Vancouver, BC, Canada

October 11, 12, & 14, 2011
World Premiere
*1st Runner Up, Audience Choice Award