Rise Above: The Tribe 8 Documentary

A feature film about the all-women, queercore punk band Tribe 8, directed and produced by Tracy Flannigan.

The film chronicles live performances, candid moments of their lives at work and on the road, and the controversy at the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival, an all women’s music festival, that landed them in a quagmire of protest and praise from a fiercely divided crowd. It also captures the truly funny and warm people behind the music and the politics. Starting with their controversial gig at the 1994 Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival, the film chronicles four years of the band.