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IT’S ONLY LIFE AFTER ALL

Directed by Alexandria Bombach
U.S / 2023 / Documentary
123 minutes / English

The QFEST 2024 KICKOFF film is IT’S ONLY LIFE AFTER ALL, a documentary about the Indigo Girls. 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 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 earnestness, 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.