Women Drummers: Finding Her Voice
Individual Film Price:
Higher Education Institutions & Government Agency DVD | $49.95
K-12 & Public Libraries DVD | $49.95
Home Video DVD License – Restrictions Apply | $5.95
Documentary History Project for Youth Compilation Price:
This video is available for purchase as part of a Documentary History Project for Youth Vol. 16 - "Philly Drums" compilation DVD.
Higher Education Institutions & Government Agency DVD | $139.00
K-12 & Public Libraries DVD | $79.00
Home Video DVD License – Restrictions Apply | $20.00
Scribe Video Center Program:
The Documentary History Project for Youth (DHPY) is an annual after-school, weekend and summertime digital media production workshop for middle and high school students. Each year, youth participants create short documentary films as a way to explore some aspect of the social, political and cultural history of Philadelphia.
DHPY Student(s): Jasmine Tarver (Creative and Performing Arts)
Instructors: Bryan Green, Pam Hooks, and Karen Warrington
Film Summary:
Women percussionists from a variety of musical styles and backgrounds (jass, R&B, metal, punk rock, and African drumming) share their stories and discuss their experiences in the male-dominated world of percussion. Interviews with Jan Jeffries (MusicOverMatter), Jaqui "Mah Doox" Gore (Joe Jordan's Experiment), Katy Otto (Trophy Wife), and Mary Francis (Women Shekere Ensemble).