FOLLOW MY VOICE

DOCUMENTARY, US, 2006, 100 minutes

Director: Katherine Linton
Producer/Editor: Kim Connell
Producer/DP: Joel Pomeroy
Featuring: John Cameron Mitchell, Cyndi Lauper, Yoko Ono, They Might Be Giants, Rufus Wainwright
Part of the High Falls Film Festival Young Adult Series
Katherine Linton and Angel in attendance

Most everyone is familiar with John Cameron Mitchell’s Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the rock musical that first took New York by storm in 1998 and went on to become an international cult film classic. Fewer people are familiar with NYC’s Harvey Milk High School, set up by the Hetrick-Martin Institute (HRI) to provide a “safe and supportive environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning teens.” The two became forever linked when record producer Chris Slusarenko asked an impressive list of indie rock musicians– including Cyndi Lauper, Yoko Ono, They Might Be Giants, and Rufus Wainwright –to record Wig in a Box: Songs from and Inspired by Hedwig and the Angry Inch, to benefit HRI. FOLLOW MY VOICE expertly interweaves the making of the record with interviews with such alt icons as Cameron Mitchell and, perhaps most importantly, four Harvey Milk students as they attempt to traverse the tightrope of being a teen in today’s often intolerant society. Their at times uplifting and oftentimes heartbreaking stories will stay with you, much like the music of HEDWIG. (Ruth Cowing)

Katherine Linton is an award-winning producer whose documentaries have aired on PBS, VH1, Bravo, A&E, TLC and Discovery Health. She has been producing socially relevant media for 10 years. In 2004, she started Linton Media Inc. whose first project, THE EVOLUTION WILL BE TELEVISED, launched Viacom's newest channel. Films currently in production include CONEY ISLAND; SERENADE; INSIDE THE MIND OF RANDALL TERRY and a series on Lesbians and Sex for Here TV.