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Follow My Voice: With the Music of Hedwig (2006)
100 min | Documentary

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Follow My Voice: With the Music of Hedwig (2006)

100 min | Documentary

One record producer, the creators of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" and top indie rock artists come together to create a tribute album benefiting the Hetrick-Martin Institute, home of the Harvey Milk School- the first accredited high school ...See moreOne record producer, the creators of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" and top indie rock artists come together to create a tribute album benefiting the Hetrick-Martin Institute, home of the Harvey Milk School- the first accredited high school in the country for LGBTQ youth. "Follow My Voice: With the Music of Hedwig" weaves the compelling, courageous stories of four students at this controversial school with a unique chronicle of the yearlong creation of "Wig in a Box," the album whose songs poignantly echo these teens' struggles and aspirations. Audiences around the world became instant "Hed-Heads" as Hedwig, like everyone who was ever young, questions "The Origin of Love," dreams of a "Sugar Daddy," feels like a "Freak" and curses a "Wicked Little Town." Meanwhile, the little known Harvey Milk School for at-risk youth, operating for 20 years in New York City's East Village quickly became the subject of international news when it received official accreditation and financial support from New York City. A furious controversy over public funding ignited a passionate self-determination from the kids and a deeper commitment from the artists who themselves know what it's like to be outside the mainstream. Through a dramatic and vibrant combination of verite documentation, student video diaries and rare in-studio scenes of artists recording tracks, "Follow My Voice" offers a powerful and poignant look at this unlikely intersection of youth, gender and rock. Includes studio sessions from Yoko Ono, Rufus Wainwright, The Bens, The Breeders, Yo La Tengo, John Cameron Mitchell, They Might Be Giants and more. Written by Rainlake Productions See less

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22 cast members

Name	Known for
Frank Black Self Self See fewer	Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
The Breeders Themselves Themselves See fewer	Her (2013)
Carrie Brownstein Self (as Sleater-Kinney) Self (as Sleater-Kinney) See fewer	Portlandia (2011)
Mey Bun Self Self See fewer	Jay-Z: Change Clothes (2003)
Kelley Deal Self Self See fewer	May (2002)
Kim Deal Self Self See fewer	Her (2013)
Tim DeLaughter Self Self See fewer	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Ben Folds Self Self See fewer	Godzilla (I) (1998)
Tenaja Jordan Self Self See fewer	Follow My Voice: With the Music of Hedwig (2006)
Ben Kweller Self Self See fewer	Wedding Crashers (2005)
Ben Lee Self Self See fewer	There's Something About Mary (1998)
John Cameron Mitchell Self Self See fewer	Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
Yoko Ono Self Self See fewer	The Beatles: Get Back (2021)
The Polyphonic Spree Themselves Themselves See fewer	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Raphael Ramos Self Self See fewer	Follow My Voice: With the Music of Hedwig (2006)
Jonathan Richman Self Self See fewer	There's Something About Mary (1998)
Angel Santiago Self Self See fewer	Follow My Voice: With the Music of Hedwig (2006)
Sleater-Kinney Themselves Themselves See fewer	The Horse Whisperer (1998)
Chris Slusarenko Self Self See fewer	The Electrifying Conclusion (2005)
Stephen Trask Self Self See fewer	Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
Rufus Wainwright Self Self See fewer	Meet the Robinsons (2007)
Yo La Tengo Themselves Themselves See fewer	Shortbus (2006)