"Follow My Voice: With the Music of Hedwig" weaves the compelling, courageous stories of four students at New York's controversial Harvey Milk School with a unique chronicle of the yearlong creation of "Wig in a Box," the album whose songs poignantly echo these teens' struggles and aspirations. Audiences around the world became instant "Hed Heads" as Hedwig, like everyone who was ever young, questions "The Origin of Love," feels like a "Freak" and curses a "Wicked Little Town."
Through a dramatic and vibrant combination of verité documentation, student video diaries, and rare in-studio scenes of artists recording tracks, Follow My Voice offers a powerful look at this unlikely intersection of youth, gender and rock. Includes Yoko Ono, Rufus Wainwright, Cyndi Lauper, The Breeders...
