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, Vitapup,

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), Kim Coletta (

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, Gerty, Womyn of Destruction), Sharon Topper ( God is My Co-Pilot), journalist Evelyn McDonnell (''Mamarama: A Memoir of Sex, Kids and Rock n Roll'' and ''Rock She Wrote: Women Write About Rock, Pop and Rap''), author Victoria "Vicky" Starr ("KD Lang: All You Get Is Me") and Dr. Kay Turner (now Folk Arts Director of Brooklyn Arts Council). ''Radical Act'' screened at the 1996

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's "Joanie For Jackie chainletter" collection of short films.

References

External links

* ''Radical Act'' (as of 2025, the link has been "squatted" upon by others). * * ''Radical Act'' on VOD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82NLr9TlOI4 (as of 2025, made a private video). 1996 films Documentary films about women in music Rockumentaries 1996 documentary films {{music-documentary-film-stub