Press release from Iris Pictures
A documentary about Myanmar's first all-girl band, Miss Nikki and the Tiger Girls has been selected for the 2011 ITVS International Call.
Developed by award-winning creative team Producer Jessica Douglas-Henry and Writer/Director Juliet Lamont, the documentary follows six young women giving their all to gain success on the international music scene.
At the heart of the film is dynamic Australian singer and dancer Nicole May who has ambitions to empower the girls in the band – giving them freedom of expression, self-belief and encouraging them to write original material. A big undertaking in a music industry dominated by Western “copy tracks.”
Miss Nikki and the Tiger Girls was one of a handful of projects selected by ITVS out of 500 applications from 109 countries. The project has also won a spot at the prestigious Hot Docs pitching forum in Canada in May.
"Miss Nikki and the Tiger Girls is a great opportunity to explore girl power in a culture where it’s really out there for girls to sing and dance at the same time” Jessica said.
“Most of all it’s a joyful expression of youth and hope for the future.”
Juliet's feature documentary The Snowman (2010) won the Australian Documentary Prize at the 57th Sydney Film Festival and has recently been nominated for an AFI Award for Best Feature Documentary.Press Release for Iris Pictures.