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Presented in association with the Oh Yeah Centre as part of the Women’s Work festival.

Indigo Girls were one of only a handful of acts to emerge in the 80s and 90s who somehow found success in the music industry purely on their own terms.

Blending 40 years of home movies, incredible raw film archive, and intimate present-day verité, the award-nominated It’s Only Life After All is a poignant reflection of the iconic folk rock duo.

Even at their commercial peak, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers were routinely mocked for being too earnest, too poetic, too folky, too lesbian. Back then, being labelled a female, gay singer-songwriter was an artistic and commercial curse, as Ray recalls in vivid detail in one of the film’s most powerful scenes.

There’s been something of an Indigo Girls renaissance in the offing since Margot Robbie’s Barbie belted out Closer to Fine across thousands of multiplexes last summer. It’s Only Life After Allis a timely look into the obstacles, activism, and life lessons of two queer friends who never expected to make it big.

“Smart and compelling…Existing fans will be mesmerized, but non-fans like me should also get a kick out of “It’s Only Life After All.” Elisabeth Vincentelli – Critic’s Pick, New York Times

Supported by Film Hub NI, part of the BFI Film Audience Network, awarding funds from National Lottery.

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