MSPIFF42 Closing Film
Director Alexandria Bombach Attending!
Your ticket includes the MSPIFF42 Closing Night Party. Following the film, join us at the beautifully revamped Riverplace’s Main Exhibition Hall (43 SE Main Street, Mpls), a short walk from The Main Cinema.
About the film
Blending 40 years of home movies, raw film archive, and intimate present-day verité, a poignant reflection from Amy Ray & Emily Saliers of Indigo Girls – the iconic folk rock duo. A timely look into the obstacles, activism, and life lessons of two queer friends who never expected to make it big.
With forty years of making music as the iconic folk-rock band Indigo Girls, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have made their mark as musicians, songwriters, and dedicated activists. They have represented radical self-acceptance to many – leading now multiple generations of fans to say, “the Indigo Girls saved my life.” Still, Amy and Emily battled misogyny, homophobia, and a harsh cultural climate chastising them for not fitting into a female pop star mold. With joy, humor, and heart-warming moments, Sundance award-winning director Alexandria Bombach brings us into a contemporary conversation with Amy and Emily – alongside decades of the band's home movies and intimate present-day verité.
Director Biography
Alexandria Bombach is an award-winning cinematographer, editor and director from Santa Fe, New Mexico. Bombach's first feature-length documentary, Frame by Frame (2015), had its world premiere at SXSW, went on to win more than 25 film festival awards. Bombach's documentary On Her Shoulders (2018) premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival where Alexandria won Best Directing in the US Doc. Competition. Bombach's latest film, It's Only Life After All was an Opening film at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.