A documentary film chronicling the career of Seattle punk legends the Gits and the tragic death of their singer, Mia Zapata, is now available in its entirety online via Snag Films.
The film, simply titled The Gits, details the influential band's origins in the early '90s and the raw, unhinged talent of singer Zapata. The band inspired many other Seattle punk bands, such as 7 Year Bitch and Dickless, which featured all-women line-ups. But on July 7, 1993, the news that Zapata's mutilated body had been found in a Seattle park shocked the Pacific Northwest city's independent music scene.
The 81-minute film, released by Jab Films in 2007, not only reminds us of the brilliance of Zapata's blues-meets-punk singing style and her outright zest for life but also the tightness of the punk chops the rest of the Gits doled out to Seattle punk audiences. Like 7 Year Bitch drummer Valerie Agnew says in the film, "If you weren't affected by their music, you had to be a complete zombie."
A decade after her killing, Zapata's murderer was finally brought to justice. The DNA of Jesus Mezquia, a Florida fisherman with a criminal record, was linked to Zapata's body in 2003 and he was sentenced to 36 years in prison. Zapata's case was also recently documented by CBS show 48 Hours Mystery.
To watch The Gits, simply click here.
The film, simply titled The Gits, details the influential band's origins in the early '90s and the raw, unhinged talent of singer Zapata. The band inspired many other Seattle punk bands, such as 7 Year Bitch and Dickless, which featured all-women line-ups. But on July 7, 1993, the news that Zapata's mutilated body had been found in a Seattle park shocked the Pacific Northwest city's independent music scene.
The 81-minute film, released by Jab Films in 2007, not only reminds us of the brilliance of Zapata's blues-meets-punk singing style and her outright zest for life but also the tightness of the punk chops the rest of the Gits doled out to Seattle punk audiences. Like 7 Year Bitch drummer Valerie Agnew says in the film, "If you weren't affected by their music, you had to be a complete zombie."
A decade after her killing, Zapata's murderer was finally brought to justice. The DNA of Jesus Mezquia, a Florida fisherman with a criminal record, was linked to Zapata's body in 2003 and he was sentenced to 36 years in prison. Zapata's case was also recently documented by CBS show 48 Hours Mystery.
To watch The Gits, simply click here.
