Follow My Voice: With the Music of Hedwig documents the production and recording of
Wig in a Box, a benefit album for the Hetrick-Martin Institute, the home of the Harvey
Milk school. All the songs on the album, taken from the original Hedwig score, are
recorded and reinterpreted by venerable indie rock musicians including Yoko Ono, Rufus
Wainwright, Ben Kweller, The Breeders, Sleater-Kinney and Yo La Tengo.
The film interweaves the compelling stories of four students at the school with a
chronicle of the album's year-long creation. Each of the songs, which resonates with
the student's own personal struggles is spliced together with video diaries detailing
their struggles at home and their successes at the school. Follow My Voice offers
and inspirational look at the intersection of youth, gender and rock and roll.
“19th Vancouver Queer Film & Video Festival.” Out on Screen & Vancity, 2007.
