The Gits vs The Road Forward
The Road Forward has the higher audience score (9/10 against 7/10 for The Gits). The Gits is the shorter watch at 1h 22m compared with 1h 41m. The Gits is the older of the two (2008 against 2017). Both are documentary, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Gits
The Road Forward| The Gits | The Road Forward | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 9.0/10 |
| Year | 2008 | 2017 |
| Length | 1h 22m | 1h 41m |
| Genres | Crime, Documentary, Music | Documentary, Music |
| Country | – | Canada |
| Director | Kerri O'Kane | Marie Clements |
| Main cast | Joan Jett, Mia Zapata, Joe Spleen, Matt Dresdner, Steve Moriarty | Stephen E. Miller, Bill Croft, Patti Allan, Evan Leslie Adams, Chief Leonard George |
Synopsis
The Gits
The inception and ascent of Seattle-based post-punk band the Gits, whose rise to prominence was cut short by the shocking rape and murder of their fiery lead singer, Mia Zapata, in 1993. Featuring performance footage and reflective interviews with the remaining members of the Gits, O'Kane's labor of love celebrates Zapata's memory and the group's enduring legacy.
The Road Forward
The Road Forward is an electrifying musical documentary that connects a pivotal moment in Canada’s civil rights history—the beginnings of Indian Nationalism in the 1930s—with the powerful momentum of First Nations activism today. Interviews and musical sequences describe how a tiny movement, the Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood, grew to become a successful voice for change across the country. Visually stunning, The Road Forward seamlessly…
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