Catch Joe Elliott in the new trailer for FANNY: The Right to Rock:
Joe Elliott, Bonnie Raitt, Cherie Currie Talk Fanny’s Influence in New Doc
Fanny: The Right to Rock captures the story of the legendary all-women band — and the barriers they broke. Read all about it on Rolling Stone.
World Premiere on April 29 at Hot Docs International Film Festival in Toronto. Tickets can be purchased here.
FANNY: The Right to Rock
Streaming with closed captions Persister: Women speaking up and being heard Sometime in the 1960s, in sunny Sacramento, two Filipina-American sisters got together to play music. Little did they know their garage rock band would evolve into the legendary Fanny, the first all-woman band to release an LP with a major record label. Despite recording a handful of albums and amassing a dedicated fan base that included music legend David Bowie, the band all but disappeared from the records of music history. This documentary not only tells the story of the band’s rocking past, but also documents its next chapter: now in their 60s, the bandmates are recording a new album. The film includes interviews with a large cadre of music icons, including Bonnie Raitt, Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott and the Go-Go’s Kathy Valentine. Fighting early barriers of race, gender and sexuality in the music industry, the women of Fanny are ready to take their place in the halls of rock ‘n’ roll fame.