Audience Reaction to “The Girls in the Band” at the Palm Springs International Film Festival

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“Very MOVING…great characters and good story-tellers…great work.”
John Sayles, Director/Writer – Academy Award nominee, Writers Guild Award winner

“A POWERFUL, ENGAGING and enlightening film… a thrilling feminist portrayal … and the music is SUBLIME.”
Lynne Littman, Director – Academy Award winner

“A VIVID EXPERIENCE… I sat there watching and just wiping tears away…tears of joy.”
Herbie Hancock, Acclaimed Jazz Artist

“Deeper and more poignant and more terrifically entertaining than most documentaries. BUT THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING. THOSE WOMEN CAN MAKE MUSIC.”
Harvey Perr – Playwright/Author

“A BRILLIANT and COMPREHENSIVE NEW EXAMINATION of the world of jazz from its inception to the present. Kudos to all involved.”
Mark Rydell, Director – Academy Award Nominee

“HIGHLY INFORMATIVE and thoroughly enjoyable. Should entice a far wider audience than your run of the mill documentary.”
Angus Wynne, Entrepreneur/Producer