Since Yesterday (film)

Since Yesterday
Directed by	Blair Young, Carla J Easton, Mark Thomas, David Harron
Produced by	Beth Allan, Sinéad Kirwan
Starring	The Mckinleys, The Ettes, Strawberry Switchblade, The Twinsets, Sunset Gun, His Latest Flame, Sophisticated Boom Boom, Hello Skinny, Lung Leg, Melody Dog, Sally Skull, The Hedrons, Carla J. Easton
Edited by	Blair Young, Lindsay Watson
Production company	The Forest of Black https://forestofblack.co.uk/
Release date	2024 (2024)
Country	Scotland

Since Yesterday[1][2] is a 2024 Scottish documentary film. It tells the story of the women who pioneered as members of all-girl bands in Scotland from the 1960s-2010s and asks the questions 'why are they not remembered?' and 'what would have happened if they were?'. It takes a critical look at the structural barriers and risks female musicians face in the music industry.[3][4]

Themes and funding

Focusing on the celebration of girl-bands and their importance to cultural history and emphasizing the value of togetherness and female solidarity, the film also shines a light on the latent misogyny the women experienced.[3][5] The film features interviews and personal anecdotes, reflections and archival performance clips from many of the artists and is narrated by Carla Easton of Teen Canteen[6][7][8]

The film was funded with support from Screen Scotland[9][10] and a crowd-sourced campaign.

Release

The film had its premier at the 2024 Edinburgh Film Festival.[11][12] and a limited release of screenings UK wide in October 2024.

Featured bands

Bands included in the documentary include:

• The McKinlay Sisters
• The Ettes
• Strawberry Switchblade
• The Twinsets
• Sunset Gun
• His Latest Flame
• Sophisticated Boom Boom
• Hello Skinny
• Lung Leg
• Melody Dog
• Sally Skull
• The Hedrons

References

1. BBFC. "Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland's Girl Bands". www.bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
2. "Since Yesterday". Since Yesterday. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
3. "'Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland's Girl Bands' review". faroutmagazine.co.uk. 2024-10-18. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
4. Levine, Nick (2024-10-14). "'Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland's Girl Bands' review: UK pop's hard-done-by heroes". NME. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
5. "Half of women in music experience discrimination, report finds". BBC News. 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
6. "Punk, pop and pioneers: New film looks at Scotland's female bands". BBC News. 2024-08-21. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
7. Hawthorne, Katie (2024-08-21). "'They couldn't even afford a bag of chips!': Scotland's great lost all-female bands". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
8. "Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland's Girl Bands". Screen Machine. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
9. https://www.screen.scot/
10. Scotland, Screen (2024-07-05). "Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland's Girl Bands". Screen Scotland. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
11. "Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland's Girl Bands". Edinburgh International Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
12. Dalton2024-07-03T09:00:00+01:00, Ben. "Edinburgh film festival to close with girl bands documentary 'Since Yesterday' (exclusive)". Screen. Retrieved 2024-10-19.